Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find

[Admin]

Scientists expect the moon to have better soil for growing food than the red planet

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[Galacsi]

This is a very bad post. Written by somebody that does not know anything in agriculture, and on the subject. A very shallow piece.

 

[contrarian]

The whole idea of human settlements on the Moon or Mars is remarkably stupid. The cost for getting things up and running are, to say the least, astronomical.

Trillions of dollars to be spent so humans might find another place to survive? This is the definition of absurdity, in the extreme. We need to spend all that money remediating Earth's problems, which is the only chance for human survival. Things would not look so gloomy if we focused on rational solutions.

But there is still the problem of too many humans on too small a planet. There are a lot of problems, with few solutions being offered.

 

[motie]

Whenever you see a picture of a greenhouse on Mars or the Moon, just smile and ignore it. It's just eye candy for the masses. Greenhouses are difficult to manage ON EARTH, for crying out loud. I contend that the best place to grow plants on Mars or the Moon is underground. You've got a fairly even temperature, no harmful radiation, and no need for a structure that can resist vacuum. From a strictly return-on-investment point of view, my guess is that you can't beat getting your food from Earth.