If only there were some sort of thing that could alter the soil around it. It would also be convenient if this thing could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen and self-replicate. Oh well, I guess no such thing exists.
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Edited by The Stranger: 9/29/2015 10:16:48 AMIt's called anaerobic bacteria. I'm sure we could find or create a ferrophage.
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I was thinking of this thing called a plant.
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Edited by The Stranger: 9/29/2015 2:00:34 PMPlants need oxygen to survive. There's no oxygen on Mars.
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Yes there is.
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Not enough. Plants can't breath without similar levels as humans. If a human can't breath Martian atmosphere neither can plants.
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They actually need carbon dioxide to survive. They breath the opposite of us(inhales co2, exhales oxygen). So they would be perfect for bringing oxygen to Mars.
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No. Whilst plants do convert co2 into oxygen through photosynthesis, a byproduct of how they make their food, like all eukaryotes they also need to respire to stay alive. That means breathe oxygen.