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Introduction
Some scientific studies say that 'human civilization may be about fifty thousand years old' but scientists calculate that the beginning of human evolution may have started a hundred thousand years earlier. The evolution of man into Homo abelis, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, and modern man Homo sapiens has also evolved his actions, language, and knowledge. Today, science is fulfilling the same human needs as much as possible. According to current research, the most intelligent living being in the entire solar system is mankind. Our next destination as such mankind is Mars. We have wanted a planet next to Earth since the last century. Considering its importance, 'Survivability of life in Mars' This is a research essay.
Requirement of Mars
Why does the man want to reach Mars, which is visible as a point in the sky when this vast earth is like a gooseberry in the palm of our hands? It is important to know that.
In his book "Deep Questions Intelligent Answers," Stephen Hawking describes the need for Mars:
- First, our Earth is shrinking too small for us.
- Our resources are being exploited at an alarming rate.
- We have given our planet the devastating reward of climate change.
- Temperatures are rising day by day
- Continually shrinking polar ice volume
- Deforestation on a massive scale
- Excessive population growth
- Disease, war, famine, and lack of fresh water.
- etc. increase the demand for Mars for scientists
According to the scientist Stephen Hawking, if we do not start preparing Mars for the conditions we live in today, we will be forced to save life on Mars.
Life on Mars
According to current research, there is no life on Mars but there are potential elements for life on Mars.
NASA has confirmed that the polar region of Mars has frozen water similar to Earth.
Similarly, the atmosphere of Mars is full of CO² carbon dioxide.
This allows plants to adapt to life on Mars.
Astronauts have confirmed the presence of dried-up lakes and eroded canals on Mars. This allows us to know the traces of life on Mars thousands of years ago. At one time there must have been a warm, moist environment that would have allowed life to emerge.
Mars does not have an environment where life cannot exist or survive, even if Mars is now devoid of life.
Challenges from Mars
While Mars is rich in potentially life-sustaining elements, the deadly arid planet presents many challenges.
The biggest challenge is 'Gravity'.
Mars does not have the same gravity as Earth. This is what stands in the way of our idea of colonizing Mars. A civilized man would not want to go to another planet and live floating in the sky.
Next is cosmic radiation. Except for Earth, all other planets absorb the Sun's heat without filtering it. Only the Earth helps filter the sun's rays with its ozone layer. The average age of men today is 60. Without the ozone layer, it would have been 30. The situation is similar on Mars. The absence of any film to filter the sun's rays there can cause great harm. Also, increasing the food supply on Mars, creating emergency medical facilities, and building transportation infrastructure are not easy tasks. Due to this, the person who settles there may have to face many psychological challenges.
Space Human
However, we can create people who can face such challenges. It is usually these challenges that the 'space Human' learn as a life lesson.
After reaching Mars with the help of spaceships launched by 'spacemen', steps should be taken to make Mars a habitable planet. For that, he must first make himself fit to live on Mars.
Today's international astronauts are ideal for this. Accustomed to darkness and solitude as a sport, they are generally excellent in all fields, not just engineering. In the movie 'The Martian', an astronaut who is accidentally stuck on Mars is shown as a single person transforming the trapped area into a habitable area with his urine and feces. It's just a movie and we can't go past it to see how our current scientific technology is making Mars a habitable planet.
Elon Musk's project
Elon Musk's SpaceX mission to Mars aims to enable future generations to travel from Earth to Mars.
"Nothing makes me happier than thinking about going to Mars and standing among the stars and being excited," says Elon Musk.
Not only SpaceX, but also the NASA research center of the US government has its ambition to settle the Earth people on Mars and capture and colonize the planet Mars. Mars is also the dominant rival of the developed world.
Elon Musk says there is every possibility that humans could live on Mars.
Elon Musk's quote "I was born on Earth and I will be on Mars when I die" inspires all the people of the world to realize their dream of going to Mars.
Conclusion
There is nothing that human knowledge cannot achieve. Gone are the days of pointing at the moon and telling stories, we have passed the time of putting a flag on our feet. According to Stephen Hawking, our next destination in space is Mars. Although the lack of Earth and the challenges posed by Mars are indeed a great threat, I firmly believe that the scientific development of mankind will overcome these great challenges. A human attempt to colonize Mars will certainly make it possible for humans to live on Mars in a few years.