Ukudla okutshalwe ku-Mars kuphephile ukudliwa

Ngo-2026, inkampani yaseDashi i-Mars One ihlela ukuthumela ukukhethwa kwamakhandidethi ohambweni lwendlela eyodwa oluya ku-Mars. Umgomo: ukusungula ikoloni lomuntu unomphela.

Ukuze lokho kwenzeke, noma kunjalo, bazodinga ukusungula umthombo wokudla unomphela. Kungakho besekele isazi semvelo esiphezulu u-Wieger Wamelink nethimba lakhe e-Alterra Wageningen UR ukuze baphenye ukuthi yiziphi izitshalo ezingakhula ngempumelelo emhlabathini wale planethi, futhi ngemva kwalokho, ukuthi ziphephile yini ukudliwa.

NgoJuni 23 2016, ososayensi baseDutch bashicilele imiphumela ephakamisa ukuthi izitshalo ezi-4 kweziyi-10 abebezitshala enhlabathini ye-Mars eyenziwe yi-NASA azinawo amazinga ayingozi ezinsimbi ezisindayo. Izitshalo ezifakazelwe ukuthi ziphumelele kuze kube manje amaradishi, uphizi, irye, notamatisi. Ukuhlola okwengeziwe kusalindile ezitshalweni ezisele, okuhlanganisa amazambane, i-leek, isipinashi, i-rocket yasengadini kanye ne-cress, i-quinoa, nama-chives.

Ezinye izici zempumelelo yezitshalo

Impumelelo yalezi zivivinyo, nokho, incike kokungaphezu kokuthi izinsimbi ezisindayo emhlabathini zizokwenza izitshalo zibe ubuthi yini noma cha. Lezi zifundo zisebenza ngesisekelo sokuthi umoya ukhona, kungaba ezindlini noma emakamelweni angaphansi komhlaba, ukuze uvikele izitshalo endaweni enenzondo ye-Mars.

Hhayi lokho kuphela, kodwa futhi kucatshangwa ukuthi kuzoba namanzi, noma athunyelwe emhlabeni noma ambiwe ku-Mars. Izikhathi zokuthumela zingancishiswa zibe yizinsuku ezingama-39 ngamarokhethi e-plasma (bona isihloko esandulele), kodwa akwenzi ukwakha ikoloni ku-Mars kungabi yingozi kangako.

Noma kunjalo, uma izitshalo zikhula, zingakha uhlobo oluthile lwe-ecosystem, zithatha isikhutha futhi zikhiphe umoya-mpilo ngebhayisikili ezakhiweni ezikhethekile zamakoloni. Njengoba i-NASA ihlela nokwethula uhambo lwayo cishe ngo-2030 (bona isihloko esandulele), ikoloni labantu ku-Mars lingaba ngokoqobo.