TED BODRUM COLLEGE / 8-A - 8-D
Should We Colonise
Other Planets?
Ada AKIN - Deniz AKIN
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Scientists have been researching life on
Mars for some time. It’s said that humans
will be leaving Earth and colonising
another planet. This mission is being
brought up to life. Scientists are testing
the surface of Mars and collecting
information about it. Mars is said to be
much colder than Earth and it is said that
there used to be water on it. Scientists are
trying to find ways to make the red planet
livable.
Starting a new life on a new planet which
we aren’t very familiar with is quite a
dangerous mission, but many think that
it’s worth giving a shot. They say that
Earth is not going to be livable in a few
years’ time because of global warming.
Some say that doing so will be a good idea
because Earth will not have enough room
to live in.
However, we have mixed feelings about
this mission of living on another planet.
We think that leaving Earth permanently
would be a bad idea. Instead, we think
that half of the human population could
stay on Earth while the other half could
go to colonise Mars. The group staying
on Earth could be healing our home and
saving it from global warming trying to
make it livable for the next generations,
while the group on Mars could be living
on the red planet and making it suitable
to live in.
Mars should have its political government
systems similar to Earth. The two planets
should be alike, because if there is
an emergency on either planet then
humankind could immigrate to the other
planet and continue its life there. That’s
why we think that Mars and Earth should
be similar to each other so that people can
readjust easily.
Who knows, maybe this mission of
going to Mars will be a success and the
next generations of humans will view it
differently than how we look at it now…
Maybe we’ll even start living on other
planets like Venus. Perhaps, humans
will be resistant to different weather
conditions and be able to inhabit other
planets closer to the Sun. Who knows
what the future holds for us.
Overall, we think that if we are going
to colonise Mars then we should do it
without taking risks. We should be very
careful of everything we do because we
don’t know what’s out there.