I live in Mars.

You might think that someone who says this is an alien, but who knows, you, too, might give the same answer when asked, "Where do you live?"

The rocky surface of Mars photographed by Sojourner

Marsha Freeman in her article "Terraforming Mars to Create a New Earth" said that as the tools that can be used to move human civilization into space become available to man, Mars can be "terraformed", or restored to its more potentially life-like period in its geological part to make it habitable to man.

In that same article which appeared in the winter 2000-2001 issue of the 21st Century Science and Technology magazine, Freeman said that Mars has all of the ingredients necessary for life. "Mars, now a likely lifeless planet, once had an atmosphere thick and warm enough to allow for the flow of liquid on its surface - the prerequisite for life."

The first step in terraforming Mars, according to her, is to warm up and thicken the existing atmosphere to make Mars habitable for the anaerobic microorganisms that can prosper in a carbon dioxide environment. This process is called ecopoiesis, coined by biologist Robert Haynes - from Greek roots meaning "fabricating or producing an abode or dwelling place."

Freeman is actually telling us, "Hey I might live to live in Mars."