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Fact of the Week

Learn a different fact every week!

The first Martian colonists would need to be farmers.

Fact of the week

15 March 2021

The first Martian colonists would need to be farmers.

It’s impossible to carry enough food from Earth to Mars to feed a colony so the first settlers would need to grow their own. Rovers exploring Mars have found that Martian soil contains enough nutrients and water to grow plants.

Find out more in:

100 things to know about Space

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