TED ELAZIĞ COLLEGE / 8-A
Should We Colonize the Other Planets ?
Tuğrul ÇİÇEKÇİ - Emir KAYA
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According to a scientific articles , Mars is the most habitable planet to live on . For millions of years now , the Earth has been our only home and yet in a short time humanity should start looking for new places where they can survive . We have a beautiful planet with enough resources , but soon these resources will be finished due to some reasons . So , should we colonize the other planets ?
Yes , we should . Why ?
People must be a multiplanetary species in order not to become extinct . History showed us there ’ s no guarantee of living on this planet . The classic example of this is dinosaurs . After living on Earth for 165 million years , they became extinct by a giant meteorite . Keeping mankind alive on more than one planet can guarantee the continuity of our species for thousands or even millions of years .
Many scientists expected that we will not be able to continue living on our planet because of many reasons such as natural disasters , the number of populations , diseases and etc . However , if we colonized other planets , we could survive . It seems that Mars is our destination , but on this red planet we may face some difficulties . Mars is not suitable for living because of its atmosphere , so we have to build radiation-resistant houses since Mars has a terrible radiation level . Besides , sending food and water to Mars is too expensive and it will take a lot of time . In addition , the distance between the Earth and Mars is too long .
However , despite all the obstacles that we may face , we have to colonize the other planets especially Mars before all of the resources in the world are finished . We have a beautiful world . Unless we protect our world , we need to go to any other planet . Wishing a good future for our world .