Terra forming -Finding another home for humanity

What does it take for humanity to endure? 

Consider the following areas:

• Land
• Air
• Water
• Ecology
• Economic Resources

What are the challenges and opportunities we will need to face?

Assignment:

You will do individual research to create a planetary profile to assist in the upcoming colonization project.

The choice of worlds are:

• Mars
• Moon (Moon of Earth) 
• Europa (Moon of Jupiter) 
• Titan (Moon of Saturn) 
• Venus

Here is some of the information you need to determine about your world:

• Land
• Distance (Travel Time) from Earth
• Suitability of soil for farming
• Gravity (compared to earth
• Soil Hazards
• Seismicity
• Air
• Atmospheric Composition
• Temperature variation
• Air Pressure
• Available Oxygen
• Atmospheric Hazards
• Water
• Availability of water
• How hard to access water?
• Solid, liquid gas?
• Water hazards
• Ecology
• Radiation Levels
• What would it take to sustain Life?
• Economic Resources
• Solar Energy
• Other Energy Sources
• Mineral Wealth
• Other Economic Reasons

Some useful videos

When you are done go to this page and answer the 10 questions on the list.


Exit question

Based on your research, what is the greatest challenge to colonizing your selected world?