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+ | <li> Blend wild type moss in a moss blender | ||
+ | <li> Spread wild type moss on petri dish on the following to seperate mediums: Phys B+ MS and Water + MS | ||
+ | <li> Create control by spreading wild type moss on petri dish with just Phys B medium | ||
+ | <li> Place petri dishes for growth under optimum growth conditions | ||
+ | <li> Let moss grow for 3-4 weeks | ||
+ | <li> Take images of the moss with a microscope and the following filters: | ||
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Revision as of 11:27, 17 September 2015
Can moss grow on Martian soil?
Testing if moss can survive in soil similar to Martian soil is an interesting experiment for two reasons:
What is JSC Mars-1 Simulant Soil? [1]
JSC Mars-1 is a Martian soil stimulant that has been developed for the study of Mars both in the context of education and scientific research. The simulant is made from soil found on Pu'u Nene: a cinder cone on the Island of Hawaii. It was chosen for a number of reasons:JSC Mars-1 has been characterized using a number of techniques, both chemical and physical, and then compared to our knowledge of martian soil collected by various rovers on the surface of Mars.
JSC-Mars-1-simulant soil comes from the sadle area between the volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on Big Island Hawaii. Team member Christina Toldbo went there to visit - check out the video below.
Experimental setup
Aim
The aim of this experiment is to test whether moss can survive when placed in mars soilMaterials
Method
Conclusion
Results of Soil Experiment
References:
[1] Carlton C. Allen, Richard V. Morris, Karen M.Jager, D. C. Golden, David J. Lindstrom, Marilyn M. Lindstrom, John P. Lockwood and Lockheed Martin, MARTIAN REGOLITH SIMULANT JSC MARS-1, Lunar and Planetary Science XXIX, http;//www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/LPSC/pdf/1690.pdf