Lichens also grow really slowly though. We're talking a couple cm per year, if your lucky. The extereme cold adapted ones probably grow much slower than that. Heck, there's a technique called lichenometry, to estimate the age of rocks up to ~1000 years old, based on the size of the lichens growing on it.
Not exactly a very rewarding organism to work on...
Patrik
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:16:08 PM UTC-8, Mega [Andreas Stuermer] wrote:
-- Not exactly a very rewarding organism to work on...
Patrik
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:16:08 PM UTC-8, Mega [Andreas Stuermer] wrote:
Better organism.
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/photosynthesis- possible-on-the-surface-of- mars.html
This lichen can actually do photosynthesis on the surface on Mars. At least in a simulated Mars environment.
On Mars in most regions the air pressure is too low to sustain liquid water. However, above water-ice ther can be a very small film of liquid water even at -15°C or thelike (see article).
We should get our hands on those lichens someday :D
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