Mars, also known as the Red Planet, is Earth's closest neighbor, which is 35 million miles away. The Red Planet seems to have the most potential out of all the other planets to support human life. A journey to Mars could take around four to six months, but scientists are unsure of how the health of human beings would be affected during this sort of journey. (www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/2000b/080600a.htm)

If the trip to the Red Planet is successful and goes as planned, the first human beings there would face many troubles. A number of of these troubles would be: They would be required to wear space suits when venturing outside, because the atmosphere of Mars is too thin; Humans would also face the possibility of running

Even though Mars is close, humans would have to prevail over many hardships and difficulties involved in getting there and making Mars habitable. Of course there's a lot to do, but NASA and other space agencies are resolute in achieving to make Mars a second home to human beings. For the time being, the idea of inhabiting the planet Mars seems close yet so far away.

low on their supplies, since they would have to carry everything they need with them or send it on a separate cargo ship; They might even have to grow their own plants just to be sure they would not run out of food and because of the fact that Mars is desolate. Plants would have to be grown inside greenhouses inside a Mars colony since nothing can grow on the surface of Mars yet. (www.flatoday.com/space/explore /sto

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