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Scientists from the University of Central Florida sell their own Martian simulated soils and asteroids for experiments.
When we finally get to Mars, we will have to be able to produce food, build shelters and determine how, we need the land of Mars.
"The simulant is useful for research as we search for Mars," said physics professor Dan Britt, a member of UCF's Global Science group, in a statement. "If we have to go, we will need food, water and other necessities. As we develop solutions, we need a way to test the progress of these ideas.
"You would not want to discover that your method did not work while we are there right now. What would you do then? It takes years to get there.
Scientists from the University of Central Florida have come up with a recipe for simulating a Martian soil. (Credit: UCF)UCF
The scientists could only create this simulant because we have already been to Mars, at least by proxy. The UCF team created their land using the chemical signature of Mars soil collected by Curiosity from NASA.
There are a number of soil simulants, but they are not standardized. It is therefore very difficult to compare two experiences. The UCF recipe is based on scientific methods and has been published for everyone to use, so even those who do not want to pay $ 20 for soil can do it themselves.
The basic recipe can be mixed in different ways to mimic Mars soils, asteroids, the moon and other planets. Just as the Earth has various soils – sands, clay, arable soils, and so on. – other worlds will have carbon-rich soils, clay-rich soils and soils rich in salt.
"With this technique, we can produce many variations," said Kevin Cannon, lead author of the journal and postdoctoral researcher working with Britt at UCF. "Most of the minerals we need are on Earth, although some are very hard to obtain."
This is why UCF is considering a market for the soil it creates rather than scientists working in laboratories around the world trying to create it for themselves. The team has already received thirty orders, including one from the Kennedy Space Center for half a ton.
"I think we'll have a lot to learn from access to this material," Britt says.
And of course, anyone who wants a man made piece of Mars can also place an order.
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Scientists from the University of Central Florida sell their own Martian simulated soils and asteroids for experiments.
When we finally get to Mars, we will have to be able to produce food, build shelters and determine how, we need the land of Mars.
"The simulant is useful for research as we search for Mars," said physics professor Dan Britt, a member of UCF's Global Science group, in a statement. "If we have to go, we will need food, water and other necessities. As we develop solutions, we need a way to test the outcome of these ideas.
"You would not want to discover that your method did not work while we are there right now. What would you do then? It takes years to get there.
Scientists from the University of Central Florida have come up with a recipe for simulating a Martian soil. (Credit: UCF)UCF
The scientists could only create this simulant because we have already been to Mars, at least by proxy. The UCF team created their land using the chemical signature of Mars soil collected by Curiosity from NASA.
There are a number of soil simulants, but they are not standardized. It is therefore very difficult to compare two experiences. The UCF recipe is based on scientific methods and has been published for everyone to use, so even those who do not want to pay $ 20 for soil can do it themselves.
The basic recipe can be mixed in different ways to mimic Mars soils, asteroids, the moon and other planets. Just as the Earth has various soils – sands, clay, arable soils, and so on. – other worlds will have carbon-rich soils, clay-rich soils and soils rich in salt.
"With this technique, we can produce many variations," said Kevin Cannon, lead author of the journal and postdoctoral researcher working with Britt at UCF. "Most of the minerals we need are on Earth, although some are very hard to obtain."
This is why UCF is considering a market for the soil it creates rather than scientists working in laboratories around the world trying to create it for themselves. The team has already received thirty orders, including one from the Kennedy Space Center for half a ton.
"I think we'll have a lot to learn from access to this material," Britt says.
And of course, anyone who wants a man made piece of Mars can also place an order.
