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Scientists Grow First Plants in Lunar Soil
Plants grown in moon soil brought good news for future long-term, off-world missions.
May 11, 2023 10:00 PMMay 11, 2023 8:58 PM
Apollo 12's Alan Bean holds a sample container filled with lunar soil, one of several taken back to Earth during the Apollo program. (Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez)
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