Living on Mars by Zuzana Fabcinova

Whereas the rest of the world is concerned by a bit more prosaic problems, Mars is the matter scientists are worried about at the moment. Strictly speaking, the fact that it is not only red, as we all know it, but also white. The question that makes scientists not able to sleep on nights is whether the unknown white substance is ice or salt.Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System which was named after the Roman god of war, has been drawing attention since ever. Because of its reddish appearance when seen from Earth and because of never ending discussion about its capability of developing and sustaining life. Our ignorance and fantasy have created amazing stories about intelligent green guys with antennas on their heads. Sometimes our imagination went even further suggesting that Martians might feel constraint on their nice little planet and will definitely try to invade Earth.Actually, it has never been proved that there has never been life on Mars. Research showed that the planet was once significantly more habitable than it is today, but it remains unclear whether living organisms ever existed there.Anyway, scientists try to find out whether Mars could be habitable now or in near future. Surely, they realize that Earth is getting a bit overcrowded by masses of people and try to find a solution for this issue. And Mars seems to be the best one & it is close enough and not that deadly like for example Venus, which has an atmosphere that apparently won't be very pleasant for longer stay or Neptune, which will probably be too cold for us.As for me, I am not particularly eager to hear that. I was born on Earth so I feel some indescribable bond to this place. I somehow got used to it and I don't like big changes. And moving to Mars could be considered as one. :-)

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=Ar7HZJgcsUnX7klF2lDQXhms0NUE

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