Tuesday, January 15, 2019

First Plant Grown on The Moon


via the Gaurdian

"A small green shoot is growing on the moon after a cotton seed germinated onboard a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said.

The sprout has emerged from a lattice-like structure inside a canister after the Chang’e 4 lander touched down earlier this month, according to a series of photos released by the Advanced Technology Research Institute at Chongqing University.

'This is the first time humans have done biological growth experiments on the lunar surface,' said Xie Gengxin, who led the design of the experiment, on Tuesday."

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