Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month 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-square32fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11
arrow-up184arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·1 month agoNo. Watch The Martian, or read the book, and see how much work goes into making soil usable.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month 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
minus-squareKarl@literature.cafeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month 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.
No. Watch The Martian, or read the book, and see how much work goes into making soil usable.
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
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.