Earth is ours.

Colonization is man's way of showing dominance over the weak or underprivileged. In its actual sense, it refers to the act of settling among an indigenous people and establishing a form of control over those people. The control is usually over the resources of such a people. Anyone who controls the resources, controls the people. This was a common thing in the past era.

In the past, several countries were colonized by other seemingly stronger countries. For instance, Nigeria was colonized by the British, Angola was colonized by the Portugese while Cote D'ivoire was colonized by the French. These are only a few of the colonization history on Earth. Now with the advent of science and great technological discoveries, man is set to broaden his horizons and take a leap into uncharted terrains, all for colonization.

Some time ago, there was a wide spread rumour about Elom Musk building a hotel on Mars and the fact that the hotel fee would cost $5,000,000 a night. Hmm, I couldn't help but think of this as an outrageous course because from my little knowledge of science, I know that Mars cannot support life. "So how was this hotel going to be feasible?" Seeing the #inleo promt for today, I smiled cos this is an opportunity to learn something new.

Can we colonize Mars?

• Can Mars really be colonized? Are we tired of Earth so much so that we seek to take control of an uncharted terrain? These were some of the questions that played through my mind. Well, my answer on this is No, Mars cannot be colonized and I will buttress my answer with the following facts*.

1. Mars is about half the size of Earth, with a diameter of approximately 4,220 miles (6,800 kilometers). Too small for us Earthlings.

2. Mars has a rocky surface with numerous valleys, craters, and volcanoes. Who would want to live there?

1. Mars has a thin atmosphere and it is mostly composed of carbon dioxide. Yuck, humans need Oxygen, remember 😜.

2. There is no water on Mars. Not even a single criver or lake. Plus there is no atmospheric water too and without water, life cannot survive at all.

3. Mars experiences massive dust storms that can last for weeks or even months. If we were to live on Mars and something like this happens, how would we carry on with our daily routines? We'd be stuck indoors for weeks, till the dust storms cool off.

4. The average temperature on Mars is around -67°C (-89°F), which is much colder than Earth. Temperatures can also fluctuate greatly between day and night.

5. The thin atmospheric condition of Mars offers little protection against the harmful radiation of the sun and this could be detrimental to life.

There are so many other facts about Mars released by NASA but I will stick with these as I believe they drive the point home in simple and clear way. Earth is and will remain the only planet that can sustain life. Let's leave the other planets alone and take care of our wonderful planet, Earth. I think @fashtioluwa will agree, since he is an alien 😁.

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Thank you all for reading. This is my participation to the #decemberinleo initiative for day 19. Compliments of the season to you all.

Images were imagined with Meta Ai.