cultivating mars
... Many scientists believe that Mars is that world. Since Mars’s characteristics are such like Earth’s, it makes sense that scientists believe we can colonize Mars. In order to colonize Mars we would have to change Mars to be able to suit life. ... In order to make Mars a suitable living environment, we must first terraform it. ... There are many theories of how we could terraform Mars. First we would have to put factories on Mars that would release perfluorocarbons into the atmosphere causing a rise in temperature. ... By raising the temperature a few degrees Celsius we can release bacteria and lichen on Mars. ... This would be the main step in colonizing Mars. The surface of Mars is very different from that of Earth’s. ... The red surface of Mars is caused by oxidized iron in the soil.