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Responding To Mars Research Paper

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NASA claims that if it's something we work for, we are only decades away from sending people to Mars. Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun, and it would be the easiest planet for humans to construct a habitat on. While Venus is closer to Earth in size than Mars is, it's extreme pressure would make it very difficult to set up a self-sustaining habitat, making Mars a far more practical choice for a non-Earth colony. In addition to not having an extremely dense atmosphere like Venus, Mars also has frozen water. Colonists on Mars could obtain and melt the ice, making it unnecessary to send large amounts of water ahead of time from Earth. Another advantage of Mars is that it's soil might be able to grow crops. Like the water, this would …show more content…

When we sent men to the Moon, there were a lot of obstacles that had to be overcome with technology that led to spin-offs. Some obstacles that had to be overcome in the mission to the Moon were the inconvenience of cords for power tools and the need for longer lasting, light weight food. To overcome the obstacle of corded power tools, the engineers made cordless, battery-powered tools that we still take advantage of today. To overcome the obstacle of needing longer lasting and lighter food, scientists came up with the idea of freeze-drying food. We still use this technique for emergency kits and camping meals. We could get spin-off products from the scientists overcoming the obstacles involved in creating a Martian colony. Some obstacles that might lead to spin-offs from the mission to Mars are the need to efficiently turn large amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen and the need to grow produce in as small a space and using as little water as possible. The first problem could lead to some sort of technology that could counteract global warming. The solution to the second problem could lead to a more compact and efficient farming method. More compact farming would be a benefit because, as we continue to use up space for other endeavors such as housing, we will need a way to grow more food with less space. More efficient farming is important because we have a limited supply of fresh water on earth, and most of it is going to agriculture. Having a more efficient way for farming could allow nature to catch up with purifying as much water as we

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