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Question
What would happen to an Earth plant if it were just left out in the harsh Martian environment?
An Earth plant exposed to martian conditions would quickly die. A few microbes would be more tolerant and might survive in a desiccated state, but as far as we know there is no terrestrial life, including microbes, that could actually "make a living" and reproduce on Mars (at least on the martian surface). Growing a plant on Mars would require that we construct an artificial environment that is warmer and wetter and protected from the harsh ultraviolet light that strikes the surface.
David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
May 30, 2003
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