Yes, We Can Grow Asparagus On Mars, But Won’t They Turn Into Monsters And Eat Them Earthlings

June 30th, 2008

Earth and moon, from the Martian perspective

We basically have found what appears to be the requirements, the nutrients, to support life, whether past, present or future… It is the type of soil you would probably have in your back yard - you know, alkaline. You might be able to grow asparagus in it really well.

– Sam Kounaves, the Phoenix Mars Lander mission’s lead chemist, on the results of preliminary tests on Martian soil.

{Photo: How Martians see us}