Moon is part of Mars

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Humans could discover the source of the methane on Mars and discover who is farting on Mars.

Also robots are very limited,  especially so far from Earth. Humans would be on Mars for 1,5 years and if they had vehicles they could cover hundreds of kilometers and could look for fossils - something that is very hard for robots.

There is some talk about it in this somewhat realistic documentary on human exploration of Mars at minute 57

1.  You don't need humans to detect methane or find the source of methane.

2.  Why is it hard for robots to look for fossils?  They can take pictures (they would be easy to direct to probable fossil sites, based on where we find fossils on Earth) and send the pictures back for analysis.

3.  What is the cost of keeping a crew of humans alive on Mars for 1.5 years, vs the cost of robotic rovers?

4.  It shouldn't be at all difficult to design a rover that could cover 'hundreds of kilometers'.

(apos if any of these are addressed in the video)

As a bonus, we already know how to send robots to Mars (and, by extension, anywhere in the Solar System).  We don't have to entertain robots or keep them company or send thousands of pounds of supplies along with them.  Robots don't suffer from loneliness or cabin fever.  They don't miss their families and friends.  And - above all - we tend to value human lives more than machines.  Of the 50-odd missions to Mars, something more than half have ended in failure.  I'd sooner lose a space probe than a human crew.

Boru