This makes me think about the way we define “harsh”.

What’s actually so harsh about Mars?

Let’s imagine some alien civilization tries to send a probe to Earth, they’d be saying things like:

“Dude, that atmosphere is gonna burn our shit up before it even touches ground, if we’re not careful.”

“Holy shit, what are these huge animals with long noses and big ears? They’re gonna destroy our probe if they walk over it.”

“Let’s avoid landing in that area where those bipedals are still waging war.”

“The rain is acidic! WT bloody F?”

“Ugh, those black-and-white swimming things seem like assholes who like to play with their food, let’s steer clear of them.”