Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days 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-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up184
arrow-up184message-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 · 5 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 days agoNo. Watch The Martian, or read the book, and see how much work goes into making soil usable.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days 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-up9·5 days 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.