2006-08-16 18:53:27 · 19 answers · asked by Jodygirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
The problem is not technical but economic.Given the right circumstances not only Mars but anywhere convenient in the Solar system. We will have to anyway in the future get off earth and find a new home. If need be we can genetically adapt humanity for a variety of environments.
2006-08-16 19:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no breathable atmosphere, the fine grained soil is toxic, it's very, very cold there, there's no water (unless the carbon dioxide ice of the polar caps can be converted to H20), and when Mars has a dust storm, it can cover the whole planet. On the other hand, if humans could transport enough supplies to Mars to build a sealed dome to keep out the elements and contain a breathable atmosphere, and have a power source (I wouldn't count on solar energy, perhaps a nuclear reactor might do it), and transport some soil for growing food and lots of water, perhaps a self-sustainable environment could be feasible. That is a big "if". Certainly with today's spaceships, we couldn't carry that kind of load to Mars, not even in 100 trips (each lasting many months). Other than in the spirit of exploration, why would anybody want to live there? Unless of course the Earth becomes so polluted that it becomes difficult to live here. But then, living underground on Earth, if that became necessary, would still be a lot easier to construct, since we're already here.
2006-08-17 02:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at present as it's completely inhospitable. There's no breathable air, no water, nothing to sustain life, temperature extremes that would kill a person etc etc.
If it was terraformed then maybe but terraforming is a very long, slow and expensive process.
Terraforming (literally, "Earth-shaping") is the process of modifying a planet, moon or other body to a more habitable atmosphere, temperature or ecology. It is a type of planetary engineering.
To terraform Mars would take many decades and cost billions, if not trillions of dollars. Immense quantities of vegateble and chemical matter would need to be transported from earth, it's not something which is practical in the foreseeable future.
2006-08-17 01:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet, if ever! Think about it, no one lives continually at the south pole or the bottom of the ocean. Why? It is on Earth which would make it easier to do than Mars! Closer, food and oxygen available, but it does not happen. Too expensive? Not compared to making Mars fit for humans. Think about it, would you want to live at the bottom of the ocean or at the south pole for years? If not then why would you think anyone would want to live on Mars anyway? Nothing there but rocks and dust! If teraforming is possible there why do we have deserts?
2006-08-17 02:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by Augie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and decode the lyrics of this song " In the year 2525"
Can we survive out there on planet earth?
Can it be living human kind?
Can it be the defective, malfunction humanoids born and raised after independence on planet earth?
Can it be the Androids that is becoming a reality on planet earth.
Who will survive out there by that time on planet earth
While living human kind still happily singing "For he's a jolly good fellow" blindly following the Piped piper's tune of My way on planet earth.
2006-08-17 10:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans have the great abillity to create ways of livving on mars, but otherwise, no. Its uninhabitiable.
We can:
A) Geoform it over a few hundred years or more, basicly givng it a earth like geosystem, but it would be farther from the sun than us, so we would need to make accomidations for that.
or
B) Create shelters/colonies on Mar's surface, but it would be expensive in terms of power needed to recycle air for the large amount of people we would want to move there, as well as for growing plants. It would also take large amounts of power to recycle water for drink/bathing/watering the plants as well as more power for send ships up there loaded with thousands of people and supplies for the first year of being there while the plants grow, plus resources to make the colony and machines to recycle air/water.
It's so much easier, but still extremely expensive, to create orbiting colonies in space, I believe.
2006-08-17 02:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Benanen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but not for awhile. I think we should experiment on our moon by trying to create a habitable atmosphere there, then learn from our mistakes when we are able to travel safely to mars.
2006-08-17 01:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by cmil8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, but after all this conflicts, wars, etc, the imortant question is......
Do you think humans would live safely in Earth?
2006-08-17 01:57:51 · answer #8 · answered by let the speakers blow your mind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm ! Not sure. I am sure I could live safely on Uranus. lmao
2006-08-17 01:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by Trick69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can humans live safely on earth?
2006-08-17 01:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by getit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋