@ooli to Space • 3 months agoScientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square53arrow-up1232arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1227arrow-down1external-linkScientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’www.theguardian.com@ooli to Space • 3 months agomessage-square53cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@ace_garplink8•3 months agoSo, which locations on Mars’ surface are the most hospitable for this moss? (considering radiation, temperature and water levels) Also, is a highly irradiated monoculture going to be a stable O2 producer, or is the species going to experience some mutated spinoffs? Probably a simpler way would be to just start-the-reactor.
minus-square@Agent641link3•3 months agoProbably the bottom of the valley marineres, where the air pressure is higher and there’s less wind erosion.
So, which locations on Mars’ surface are the most hospitable for this moss? (considering radiation, temperature and water levels)
Also, is a highly irradiated monoculture going to be a stable O2 producer, or is the species going to experience some mutated spinoffs?
Probably a simpler way would be to just start-the-reactor.
Probably the bottom of the valley marineres, where the air pressure is higher and there’s less wind erosion.