Editing Martian Colonies (section)

==Background==

: <strong>Although Harry Kim stated in VOY: "The 37's" established that "Mars was colonized by people from Earth in 2103", ENT: "Terra Nova" establishes that Mars was colonized prior to 2069 with the building of Utopia Planitia. This seems to make more sense since 2103 is 40 years after the warp drive was invented, and after deep-space expeditions like SS Valiant and Friendship 1 and after the Terra Nova colony was established in another star system. The 2103 date may refer to the formal incorporation of the colonies as one body, the year humans were first able to colonize the planet on a long-term basis, or the beginning of the [[Terraforming]] project seen in ENT: "Terra Prime". </strong>

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