Botany One on Nostr: While Mars soil proved too harsh, causing the plants to struggle and lose their ...
While Mars soil proved too harsh, causing the plants to struggle and lose their vibrant green color, the Moon soil told a more hopeful story. Both the moss and flowering plant not only survived but thrived in lunar conditions, with the Colobanthus even growing new roots – much like they would in their Antarctic home.
Amaral and colleagues created a controlled testing ground to understand how these plants might fare beyond Earth.
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