Colonizing Mars

"I think humans will reach Mars and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime " Buzz Aldrin I think humans should colonize Mars for three reasons: mining, travel and tourism and its similarities to Earth. In this essay I ill e!"lain hy e should Colonize Mars. #irst of all e should colonize Mars $ecause of mining. %e humans do a lot of mining. In fact Manito$a mines&'.() of all mined in Canada. If all of Canada mines that much zinc it ill all $e gone. %e could go to Mars and mine there so e don*t run out of minerals and metals. %e could discover ne minerals and metals that could change the orld. +econd it is similar to Earth. Mars has almost the same day length as Earth $ut it*s longer. Mars also has a source of ater, like clu$ soda and it is frozen. Mars has an atmos"here $ut it is made u" of car$on dio!ide , e could take out the car$on and $reathe. +o that is ho Mars is similar to Earth. #inally e could travel to other "lanets from Mars or tour Mars , Mars cold $e a refuelling station or a re"air "lace. %e could also tour Mars and find ne onders, like the face on Mars .,astly e could $uild s"aceshi"s on Mars so that e could $uild rockets that can esca"e Mars* gravity and return ith heat shields. As a result e must e!"lore these o""ortunities for the $enefit of mankind. -egardless of the fact that s"ace travel has not $een successful, colonizing Mars ill $oost orld economy. Mining on Mars could $e a very useful as a $acku" source in case e run out of minerals and metals. .he similarity to Earth means that e can ada"t /uickly and transfer technology easily. 0n the sideline travel and tourism can hel" in generating revenue that is needed in colonizing Mars. +o hat do you think should e colonize our neigh$ouring "lanet or stay on Earth1

"Mars is there, waiting to be reached"

Buzz Aldrin