NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru
By Roberto Cortijo in Lima | China Daily | Updated: 2016-03-05 07:47
Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff?
That's the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they're fit to grow on Mars.
NASA, the US space agency, is conducting the pioneering experiment together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP).
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