Op-Ed: Yes, Mars is a hellhole That’s why it’s so vital to go there – Digital Journal

In The Atlantic, Shannon Stirone makes a very clear, very negative, case for not getting too starry-eyed about Mars as a destination. Stirone isnt the only one. Most people whove been looking long and hard at Mars would agree with just about all the arguments made, but not necessarily the dont bother theory. Many, including me, would disagree that its a ridiculous way to help humanity, though. Current news about Mars is a predictable collection of new information and theory. Its not exactly an indicator of anything much. What it does provide, however, is a play-by-play range of information about what Mars might be in the future. The usual story with this level of information is that not-currently-wrong misinformation and ideologically biased disinformation mix with the real info to create a very blurry picture. The case against colonization

Panoramic View From 'Rocknest' Position of Curiosity Mars Rover:A mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera on NASA Mars rover Curiosity while the rover was working at a site called "Rocknest" in October & November 2012.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems

Elon Musk's vision of a Mars Colony

SpaceX

NASA released a full year of data on ocean salinity. The ocean salinity has been tracked since December 2011 using satellite Aquarius. It showed shifts in salinity and NASA hope to find how the ocean's salinity affects climate change

NASA/GSFC/JPL-Caltech

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Op-Ed: Yes, Mars is a hellhole That's why it's so vital to go there - Digital Journal