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Can we grow things on Mars?
• dvice.comThe Mars Ecopoiesis Test Bed project has received $100,000 for further research through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts office. The idea is to create a robotically-controlled ecosystem on the Moon that simulates Mars' surface conditions. Eventually, the project will go on to use a probe-like device that will be shot into the surface of Mars. This device will be completely sealed from contamination, and release bacteria that can survive in extreme conditions.