Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIf I threw a freshly plucked, not yet baked potato on the surface of mars, is it possible that the micro organisms present in the potato would survive and eventually adapt to the new environment?message-squaremessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf I threw a freshly plucked, not yet baked potato on the surface of mars, is it possible that the micro organisms present in the potato would survive and eventually adapt to the new environment?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoNo. Watch The Martian, or read the book, and see how much work goes into making soil usable.
minus-squareKarl@literature.cafeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI loved that book. Have you read project hail mary, btw? I know potatoes themselves may not survive. But, I thought the micro organisms might.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI think since the book was written, they’ve also discovered Martian soil is full of perchlorates, which would kill pretty much any life on Earth
No. Watch The Martian, or read the book, and see how much work goes into making soil usable.
I loved that book. Have you read project hail mary, btw?
I know potatoes themselves may not survive. But, I thought the micro organisms might.
I think since the book was written, they’ve also discovered Martian soil is full of perchlorates, which would kill pretty much any life on Earth