We should try to get humans to Mars because we need an insurance plan for our species. As the founder and CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk pointed out on page one of the Space.com article he said “Humanity's brutal and bellicose past provides ample justification for pursuing settlements on the moon and Mars.” In other words Musk is saying that because of the bad things that have happen human races past, like global wars and great depressions. Mars would be our place to rebuild and recolonize so we don’t go extinct. Also that Mars has the compatibilities to have humans. Water circulation occurred several kilometers deep in the crust some 3.7 billion years ago. There is also ice caps at the tops of the mountains on Mars. …show more content…
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson observed “There is evidence to suggest that Mars was wet before Earth was wet. If that's the case, maybe Mars had life before Earth had life.” If Mars had water on its surface and is in the habitable zone of this solar system, Mars would of have some form of life there.There is High — certainly higher than 50 percent of finding life on Mars. Going to Mars will help us discover life on Mars because we are there on the planet being able to test the ground with our own hands.That if there's water there's life and since water was on Mars there should be some kind of life there