Maybe, but it’s hard to predict that far ahead. A few well protected sites could be enough for a long time, especially if future habitats remain highly controlled.

It'll probably be centuries before we need more than a couple of giant lava tubes or craters, both of which are almost inexhaustibly abundant on both the Moon and Mars.

Undisciplined

Yeah, that makes sense. We could have specific areas for colonization while keeping others untouched for research might turn out positive.