Planting trees on Mars

The US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is planning to send the next generation of self-propelled robots and plant seeds to the red planet.

The US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is planning to send the next generation of self-propelled robots and plant seeds to the red planet.

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Picture 1 of Planting trees on Mars

Illustrating the development of plants on Mars - (Photo: Space.com)

The trip is expected to depart in mid-2020 and land on Mars in 2021, according to Space.com.

This plan is called the Mars Plant Experiment (MPX) , with the aim of building a small greenhouse to grow plants. If successful, this could be a way to pave the way for people to live on this planet.

The MPX is a self-propelled self-propelled self-propelled robot . The box will be filled with air from Earth and put in 200 seeds of Arabidopsis, a plant with small white flowers.

The seeds will receive water when the autonomous robot lands safely on Mars. Scientists hope that, within 15 days, greenhouses will show signs of life.

Update 17 December 2018
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