Now don’t get me wrong, I can see the advantages of settling Mars. I am just trying to figure out if the true necessities of life are being thought about. Can you imagine the cost of calling kin folk when they are settlers of oh say Toronto, Mars?
While the first settlers will be scientists and brainy types in the future families will be setting down roots. That is if you can confuse the masses that they love asparagus, green beans and turnips. Those plants could easily grow in the soil on Mars now. The pH of Martian soil is between 8 and 9. David Paige, a planetary scientist at the University of California says right now its too early to tell if the minerals could support life but its possible. The Phoenix found traces of magnesium, sodium, potassium and chloride in its soil samples.
I am thinking ahead though past the need of food, past the need for clean air (come on if the Chinese can adapt to their air it’s not such a huge problem) and past the need for water. I am thinking about the important things like TV, computer service and Wii. Can Mars support such things?
Trust me there are going to be settler mothers who are pulling their hair out if it can’t.
“No Johnny there aren’t cartoons here only the science channel.”
There will be bonus advantages though of living on Mars. Those pesky family members that you would rather undergo waterboarding than have over have too far to come for a quickie visit.
“Yes, Mom, I know we moved to far away. (aside) “Honey quit smiling so wide.”
Come to think about it, Mars just may be the kind of planet to pitch your tent on.
As the Globe and Mail reports Samuel Kounaves of Tufts University saying the planet may be a friendly place to inhibit.
“There’s nothing about it that would preclude life. In fact, it seems very friendly,” mission scientist Samuel Kounaves of Tufts University said of the soil. “There’s nothing about it that’s toxic.”
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