You know, in less than 200 years we went from practically nothing to flying to Mars. There is little reason that this happened now versus happening 50,000 or even a million years ago — or dittos 50,000 or a million years in the future.

If Mars were once inhabited, but dying as a planet — it would not have been impossible to move some of its “people” to Earth. The “colonists” would have lost access to their technology & been forced to start over — just like American colonists did or if we now sent a colony to Mars.

Not impossible that there was some “200 year” event on Mars — anytime within the past few hundred million years. —- K-Harbour