[jmacusa]

Well, not quite. Not the kind of soil that has had eons of moisture , decayed plant and animal material in it along with little microscopic bugs and things to aerate it.

[Zeneta]

So it’s Dirt, but different

Like Reeses with nuts?

The same as regular Reeses, but different.

[cripplecreek]

Well, not quite. Not the kind of soil that has had eons of moisture , decayed plant and animal material in it along with little microscopic bugs and things to aerate it.

That is my first problem with the plan to send people on a one way trip to mars. The surface soil appears to be quite sterile and highly alkaline. You can't just scoop up some martian dirt, throw it in a pot, put tomato seeds and water in it and expect it to grow.

The soil will need a lot of conditioning including a whole series of microbial treatments.