Many think that the future of the human race is actually outside the earth. The reason? - The danger of the "population explosion" that threatens, some say, our world. The solution - to go into space and settle on the other planets
Dr. Noah Brosh
Many think that the future of the human race is actually outside the earth. The reason? - The danger of the "population explosion" that threatens, some say, our world.
Apart from colonies in space - such as the International Space Station, but much larger - one of the options being considered is to turn the planets closest to us into settlement sites.
The easiest option, probably, is to get there to Mars. However, the conditions prevailing on Mars today are not favorable for human habitation. The atmospheric pressure there is as low as at an altitude of 20 km above sea level. There is no ozone layer to protect against the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
And it's very cold there - like in Antarctica.
One of the thoughts entertained by advocates of the idea of settling on Mars requires placing a huge mirror in space, one that will cause the south polar dome of Mars to heat up. The heating will lead to sufficient evaporation of carbon dioxide, to increase the average temperature of Mars by about 20 degrees in just ten years compared to the current one, and also to increase the atmospheric pressure 20 times. It is likely that such a change will change the entire climate on Mars - so that it becomes it to a reasonable place of residence for humans.
The question is: is this step moral?
