I recently read Emigration to Mars. My takeaway is I would not want to live on Mars. If we’re going to Mars to find a better atmosphere /environment this isn’t the planet to go to.
Joseph Glass is a science fiction author. He studied colonization on Mars for his novel. This book is based on the research he did with the aid of A.I. and Microsoft Copilot. Each chapter covers one aspect of the colonization of Mars and at the end of the chapter is a series of links to read more about the topic.
Since I also write science fiction I enjoyed learning about the different aspects of trying to set up a colony on Mars. The planet is not friendly to human life. It lacks an atmosphere that protects the surface from cosmic radiation. It’s further from the sun than Earth and very cold.
There is low gravity, which causes health issues. There aren’t any bodies of water or rivers. There are polar ice caps and water beneath the surface. There aren’t plants or animals. What do you eat?
On top of that, the people leaving Earth face isolation and separation from family and friends.
Glass also goes into aspects like who owns land rights to Mars. Does the colony govern itself? History shows us that mankind has a poor record when colonizing new places. Can the mistakes of the past be prevented?
If you’re fascinated by the idea of colonizing another planet or a science fiction writer, you’ll enjoy reading this book.
