Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth

Because we have detailed records of what got sent, where it landed or crashed, and where it crawled or flew, I don't see any big problem or cost of compiling a database of that info. Probably some "citizen scientist" can do that already. Or, if not, could volunteer to contact the various space agencies for the exact coordinates.

But, I don't see any purpose in some "space archeologist" tracking down the shards of parachutes, nose cones, etc. "for posterity". Much less preserving the litter wherever it is dispersed to.

This is nothing like what archeologists do here on Earth, where they try to figure out what went on in the past by looking at discovered pieces of pottery, tablets, tools, etc., for which we have no records to read. We know what is on Mars, why it was sent there and mostly where it ended up. We don't need to preserve it to "understand history".

Maybe someday, specific pieces like the first helicopter will be returned to Earth for display in a museum. But, frankly, why bother when we can simply build a replica or even a fully functional duplicate for far less cost than returning the one that we sent to Mars?

And, Mars is not the kind of place that can support batches of tourists being led around by guides to show them the junk there in situ.

So, this just looks like a ploy forgetting some funding. Let the people who actually think it is important do it at their expense.
 
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Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.

Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth : Read more
Fasle. Humans and apes evolved in Europe, and migrated INTO Africa, not the way you state.

More and more evidence makes it clear the Africa mother of humans idea is false, and a fantasy.

Is this even a serious publication?
 
Fasle. Humans and apes evolved in Europe, and migrated INTO Africa, not the way you state.

More and more evidence makes it clear the Africa mother of humans idea is false, and a fantasy.

Is this even a serious publication?

Source please.

This has been an actual debate for some time. See https://www.earth.com/news/fossil-d...gests-humans-originated-in-europe-not-africa/ I don't think there is really a resolution that can be reached for sure, yet.

And there are folks claiming that Neanderthals were just another race of modern humans, while there are others claiming they were a distinct species. See https://scitechdaily.com/rewriting-...erthals-and-humans-were-not-the-same-species/

And there is apparently yet another species with large heads that has recently been identified. See https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/30/new-human-species-china/

My personal opinion is that there have been plenty of species of humans and prehumans in Asia, Europe and Africa for millions of years. Sometimes they mixed, and sometimes they were isolated by environmental changes, which caused genetic drift and species branching, only to have the species then become unisolated later and have some genetic material dominate the interbreeding due to environmental suitability, if one of the species did not dominate by physical competition.

The picture is slowly becoming clearer as we get better at extracting usable DNA from millions of years old biological matter. Earlier, it was a matter of subjectively looking at physical features of fossils (and probably hoping to be heralded as the discoverer of a new species).
 
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This has been an actual debate for some time. See https://www.earth.com/news/fossil-d...gests-humans-originated-in-europe-not-africa/ I don't think there is really a resolution that can be reached for sure, yet.

And there are folks claiming that Neanderthals were just another race of modern humans, while there are others claiming they were a distinct species. See https://scitechdaily.com/rewriting-...erthals-and-humans-were-not-the-same-species/

And there is apparently yet another species with large heads that has recently been identified. See https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/30/new-human-species-china/

My personal opinion is that there have been plenty of species of humans and prehumans in Asia, Europe and Africa for millions of years. Sometimes they mixed, and sometimes they were isolated by environmental changes, which caused genetic drift and species branching, only to have the species then become unisolated later and have some genetic material dominate the interbreeding due to environmental suitability, if one of the species did not dominate by physical competition.

The picture is slowly becoming clearer as we get better at extracting usable DNA from millions of years old biological matter. Earlier, it was a matter of subjectively looking at physical features of fossils (and probably hoping to be heralded as the discoverer of a new species).
I was looking for the OP to respond.
 

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