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Scientists Have Just Successfully Grown Chickpeas In Simulated Moon Dirt For The First Time Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi To Absorb Nutrients And Water. (dailygalaxy.com)

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[–] melfie@lemy.lol 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That’s true—water is abundant in the solar system, but soil is magical stuff. The perchlorates in Martian regolith are especially nasty. Not going to be growing ‘taters like Matt Damon does in The Martian anytime soon.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Perchlorates are water-soluble, and there is lots of ice on Mars. But people won't live there sustainably, so there is no point to it.