Past and Future of Mars with and without Human Intervention

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Astronomy, grade: 2.1, , language: English, abstract: The essay covers the speculated past as well as the hopeful future of Mars. It discusses the role it has played in man's history and culture. The physical features of the Red Planet and its life-sustaining qualities are also noted. Today Mars is a cold, desolate world with a sandy surface and a weak atmosphere. But once, long ago, it may have been able to sustain life. What kind of life may have lived there in its past, and is Mars still capable of sustaining life?