It's hard to believe that just a few centuries ago
Mars was a lifeless place
Around the turn of the millennium
A time when space programs were stagnating
due to a lack of vision by those in power
no human had even set foot on the then red planet
Dust storms were torturing the arid landscape
its stark beauty unseen by human eyes
Only a few people were aware of the immense promise of terraforming Mars
With environmental problems on the homeworld running out of control
the idea of transforming another planet was like blasphemy to many earthling's ears
And yet... it happened!
Only two hundred years later, rivers are running once more through ancient valleys
Ocean waters a washing a long and beautiful shoreline
Forests are working their way up on magnificent slopes
This Modified Mars is a home to millions of people
and the solar system's favourite tourist destination
