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    Veggies like asparagus can grow on Mars
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    The finding is good news in the hunt for signs that Mars was or could now be habitable. "This means there is a broader range of organisms that can grow (in it)" said Samuel Kounaves, a chemistry professor at Tufts University, who works with the lander's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA). Full Article at New Kerala
    This means there is a broader range of organisms that can grow (in it)
    SOURCE: New Kerala 17 months ago
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Veggies like asparagus can grow on Mars
  1. This is what we were hoping to see
    SOURCE: New Kerala 17 months ago
  2. The soil sample clearly has interacted with water in the past
    SOURCE: New Kerala 17 months ago
  3. You might be able to grow asparagus in it, but strawberries, probably not very well
    SOURCE: New Kerala 17 months ago

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