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Learn how to grow food on Mars
Inspired by astronaut Mark Watney, a character played by Hollywood actor Matt Damon in the critically acclaimed movie \"The Martian\", scientists have published the first case study on how future astronauts can learn to farm on the Red Planet.
Washington: Inspired by astronaut Mark Watney, a character played by Hollywood actor Matt Damon in the critically acclaimed movie "The Martian", scientists have published the first case study on how future astronauts can learn to farm on the Red Planet.
The task is similar to that of Watney, who has to grow food in an artificial habitat after he is separated from his mission crew in a Martian windstorm.
Scientists at Washington State University and the University of Idaho are helping students figure out how to farm on Mars.
Physicist Michael Allen and food scientist Helen Joyner have teamed up for the challenge. "Congratulations! You are leaving Earth forever," the case study begins.
"You are selected to be part of a mining colony of 100 people located on the planet Mars. Before you head to Mars, however, you need to figure out how to feed yourself and your colleagues once you are there," it adds
