That's what I read in this Gizmodo article .....wwwweeeeeeell terraforming may be stretching it, but NASA is considering sending plants on the next rover mission. Nope, no furrows or holes with seeds in them.... there WILL be a modified Cubesat box with Earth air, dirt and a small handful of seeds from a plant that is a cousin to the mustard plant. Oh and the box will be no where near Martian dirt but positioned on the back of the rover (less and less glamorous ). However this experiment, called the Mars Plant Experiment, would be entirely self-contained and will hopefully help lay the foundation for a long-term, sustainable base and possibly even colonization of Mars
Now don't go looking for a brand new rover on Mars, anytime soon. NASA's next Mars rover, which is scheduled to launch in mid-2020 and land on the Red Planet in early 2021.
Read the Space.com article HERE
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