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Syntrichia caninervis
Coverage of Syntrichia caninervis in the Nexus archive.
- China says desert moss suited to Mars as it tests hi-tech tools for space and astronauts
China is testing a desert moss species, Syntrichia caninervis, in a mini space laboratory to assess its resilience under extreme conditions like microgravity, intense radiation, and dehydration, with hopes it could colonize Mars. The experiment demonstrated the plant's remarkable survival capabilities.