Having designed for various clients, including The
Associated Press and LAPTOP magazine, Karl Tate designs an infographic to go
with this article explaining why living on Mars is practically impossible. It
aims to help inform those unware of the conditions on Mars as well as turn down
any simplified idea of us being able to colonize it, and perhaps its most
common use is for young children looking for a simple answer on whether
humanity can live on this other planet or not.
Tate’s
use of a visual to paraphrase and visibly show his argument helps organize the
information he bombards the reader with afterward. It catches our attention,
and, usually, it seems like it takes less effort to read a picture than it is
to read the actual text, so many people looking for convenience get what can
essentially be considered a helpful summary without needing to read the rest. The
article itself is full of statistics and facts, proving his point through the
mere truth of the subject. For example, he simply states, “The air on Mars,
such as it is, is about 1 percent the density of
air on Earth. Martian air is composed of more than 95 percent carbon dioxide.
Since Mars lacks a substantial magnetic field like the Earth's, the Red Planet
cannot deflect harmful radiation that comes from space.” For anyone with a
basic understanding of the facts he offers, it is easy enough for the reader to
come to the logical conclusion in which humans cannot inhabit Mars without some
kind sort of aid to sustain us. Tate also, with each given reason, makes a
comparison between Mars and Earth, and whether he is showing it or stating it,
the comparisons really work in putting into perspective just how much more
difficult it would be to live on the red planet. Each of these factors work
together to provide a rather justified argument on why humans are unable to
live unaided on Mars.
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