China is about to plant potatoes and grow deep on the Moon?

According to Chinese officials, a tiny ecosystem in a 3-kilogram container made by scientists at Chongqing University will be put on the Moon by Thien Cung 4 in 2018.

'The container will bring potatoes, plant seeds of the mustard and silkworm eggs to the Moon. Eggs will hatch into silkworms to produce carbon dioxide, and potatoes and seeds will produce oxygen through photosynthesis. They will jointly create a simple ecosystem on the Moon , 'said the Chongqing Post newspaper in the morning, quoted Zhang Yuanxun, a member of the design team.

The cherished China intends to put potatoes on the Moon.(Illustration).

However, experts say China's ambition to plant trees on the Moon will face many challenges. One of them is that they have to control the temperature and provide adequate energy for plants to survive and grow.

Scientific calculations show that the right temperature for plants and insects to survive and grow is from 1-30 degrees C. Meanwhile, the surface temperature on the Moon usually falls to -170 degrees Celsius at night and up to 120 degrees Celsius during the day.

To solve this problem, the container will be equipped with an insulating layer and bright pipelines to ensure the plants and insects inside the box can live. In addition, the batteries also need to be specially designed and attached to the case to provide continuous energy for the organism inside.

According to Xie Gengxin, a member of the design team, the mission that the Chinese space agency is expected to prepare is to prepare the possibility of bringing people to the Moon to live in the future.

"We will broadcast the growth of plants and insects directly on the Moon so that the whole world can be seen," Xie said.