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Martian Crop Possibilities

This Resource is part of the Tomatosphere™ Program

Designed for: Grades K-8
For use by: Students, Teachers.
Learning Styles: Classroom based
Resource Type: Document

Tomatosphere™ concentrates on just one crop – tomatoes – as a candidate for cultivation on Mars. However, selecting potential “candidate crops” for cultivation in Martian greenhouses is complex. Tomatosphere crop possibilities are presented for your consideration; direction is provided for student activities associated with the crop characteristic.

Crop Characteristics