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Trees to be grown on Mars
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| FR Post 12-29-04
| Luiz Cruz Kuri
Posted on 12/29/2004 7:42:52 AM PST by vannrox
Trees to be grown on Mars
A new project from Nasa and three Mexican universities will grow trees on Mars.
The Earth Formation in Mars Project will plant a special type of tree on the red planet that grows on the highest mountain of Mexico, Orizaba Peak.
Nacional Autonoma University of Mexico, Veracruzana University, Veracruz University and Nasa have been researching the trees for years.
Because of the high places they grow - with little oxygen and extreme cold - they are thought to be ideal for the project.
Researcher Luiz Cruz Kuri told Clarin newspaper: "Orizaba Peak has the highest line of trees in the world. We can take then to Mars."
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KEYWORDS: fruit; grow; mars; nasa; plant; science; seed; space; terraforming; trees; woodinuranus; woodonmars
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To: vannrox
Good news for the timber industry.
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posted on
01/02/2005 1:02:44 PM PST
by
Busywhiskers
(You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think.)
To: Busywhiskers
Not if the Martain Spotted Owl moves in.
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posted on
01/02/2005 1:39:28 PM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.I)
To: .cnI redruM
It's probably a good idea to practice this on Mars first before we find an inhabited planet and have to deal with the complexities of integrating terrestrial life in a xenoecosystem. Big assumption about Mars, based on the lack of concrete information that we have and the indications of unexplained "biology like" processes.
I'm actually more concerned about the reverse, however. I want the ISS finished and fully manned, with an international treaty that no nation will bring back extraterrestrial samples to Earth without a really long stay on board ISS for in depth investigation. I would enforce this with a promise to nuke any sample return mission that was coming straight back to Earth, just in case.
I wasn't real happy with the Genesis mission, either. I was particularly displeased when they did an imitation of the success of Oliver Stone's Alexander on their return. Kinda broke containment on any potentially hazardous materials they brought back with that landing, dontcha thing?
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posted on
01/02/2005 2:18:59 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: MikeinIraq
you know in about 7900000 years there might be enough oxygen on the planet to support humans :)Apparently you never saw "Total Recall." ;)
There is a lot of oxygen locked up in ice at Mars poles and potentially under ground in many other locations on Mars. the trick is eletrolysizing it in significant quantities.
The bigger problem is there isn't a significant magnetic fields around Mars, protecting the surface from certain harmful radiation types.
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posted on
01/03/2005 12:43:10 AM PST
by
anymouse
To: vannrox
You might want to provide the correct link to the article.
Annanova isn't exactly a credible source anyway, but it would be nice to read the source article.
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posted on
01/03/2005 12:47:46 AM PST
by
anymouse
To: vannrox
Interesting post. Is this serious?
If someone were really interested in terraforming Mars, I'd start by seeding some blue-green algae.
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