Pretty sure the folks of the failed N. American colonies might beg to differ [0]. The earliest settlers experienced food shortages, as their crops either failed

Pretty sure the folks of the failed N. American colonies might beg to differ [0]. The earliest settlers experienced food shortages, as their crops either failed or were in appropriate for where they landed and were under attack from folks who had issues with them being there. Actually, considering the absence of folks already living there, Mars is kind of a colonists dream in terms of being able to control the vast majority of the variables. Sure things will still go wrong and people will still die, but in terms of liberating ourselves from our 3rd rock from the sun, colonizing Mars will stand as one of the pivotal moments in Earth life-history, not just human history. 0: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/exploration/text6/text6read.htm http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/exploratio...