if a spaceship landed on mar's with some bread crumbs,a 1/2 gallon of water and some ant eggs and they hatched could 'nt those ants survive on mar's for some given length of time?
2007-05-31 13:08:32 · 4 answers · asked by premio s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
First of all, there's not enough oxygen in Mars' atmosphere for any Earth plant to grow. Secondly, scientists looking for evidence of life developing independently on Mars go to great lengths, sterilizing spacecraft so that no Earth organisms will be introduced to Mars accidentally.
2007-05-31 13:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This probably would have been possible.
But it was not done for a very good reason.
That would be contaminating Mars with our life forms.
Everything that went to Mars was sterilized for exactly that reason.
2007-05-31 14:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I don't think the atmosphere is thick enough to keep Mars warm enough for ants. I don't think they would survive, but who knows?
2007-05-31 13:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no because the rover would not close because the little tri shaped case wouldnt close + the parachute can carry ever so much becaus it was at its limit, and cause the rover to crash
2007-05-31 13:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋