NASA Haughton Mars Project 2003: Photo Report: First Plants Growing in Greenhouse

NASA Haughton Mars Project 2003: Photo Report: First Plants Growing in Greenhouse

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Date Released: Saturday, July 19, 2003
Source: Haughton-Mars Project (HMP)

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Upgrades to the HMP Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse continue. Among the various achievements thus far: we have our first lettuce seedlings growing.

Plant growth tray with lettuce seedlings being feed nutirent solution from a tank located below.	Nutrient solution being delivered to growth tray with lettuce seedlings	Lettuce seedling sprouting within greenhouse from seeds planted last week.
Greenhouse weather station showing conditions inside and outside.	Part of the newly installed greenhouse monitoring and control system.	Temporary airlock under construction on Greenhouse. This will serve to decrease thermal shocks during testing.
This webcam will send daily pictures back from Devon Island off-season while the greenhouse is operated in remote mode.	One of three propane heaters in greenhouse with heat-driven circulation fan on top.	Heavy-duty batteries, charged by windmill and solar arrays, to power greenhouse systems over winter.

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