Bean experiment result indicated crops could be grown on the moon or Mars

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Bean experiment result indicated crops could be grown on the moon or Mars
Mon, 27 Jan, 2020 - 14:20
Stephen Cadogan

The bean crops grown by Dutch researchers in artificial lunar and Martian soil, with fertiliser from human urine.
The bean crops grown by Dutch researchers in artificial lunar and Martian soil, with fertiliser from human urine.

The first beans were recently harvested after being grown in soil from Mars and the moon, fertilised with human urine.

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