The Feasibility of Mars Colonization as an Alternative Human Habitat: A Futuristic Outlook

Photograph from Ray Bradbury’s “Martian Chronicles”

At the current rate of human resource expenditure, natural resources and habitats will be in shortage in the future (WWF 2016). A potential solution is to explore and colonize Mars as a viable alternative habitat (Hawking 2017). However, the feasibility of Mars colonization must be determined before plans are prepared. This paper…