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What If We Moved Everyone To Mars?
War, environmental destruction, global warming, species extinction... Spaceship Earth is being trashed by its crew. It seems humanity needs a Plan B. Fast. And the obvious candidate? Mars is staring down at us every night.
Mars has a total surface area almost equal to Earth's entire land area, offering plenty of room. With large sums of money directed to space exploration, it's not so far-fetched to ask: What if we moved all 8 billion humans to Mars?
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