Team:UNIK Copenhagen/Soil
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.
Results of Soil Experiment
Everything we need to build our Arduino circuit
DS18B20 temperature sensor
Working on building the circuit on the Aduino Breadboard
Circuit diagram: Normal power mode
Everything we need to build our Arduino circuit
DS18B20 temperature sensor
Working on building the circuit on the Aduino Breadboard
Circuit diagram: Normal power mode
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