Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff?
秘鲁的土豆能经受住考验吗?
That's the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they're fit to grow on Mars.
这是下个月科学家将要在秘鲁首都利马问的一个问题,届时,经过精心挑选的土豆块茎将接受测试,以确定它们能否在火星上种植。
NASA, the US space agency, is conducting the pioneering experiment together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP).
美国航天局(NASA)将与利马国际马铃薯中心(CIP)联手,进行这一开创性实验。
They will cultivate a hundred selected varieties already subjected to rigorous evaluation in extreme, Mars-like conditions that could eventually pave the way to building a dome on the Red Planet for farming the vegetable.
他们将对100种精心挑选的、已在类火星极端环境下严格评估的品种进行培育,而这最终将为人们在这颗红色星球上建立蔬菜种植“大棚”铺平道路。
The selection was made from a total of 4,500 varieties registered at CIP, a noNPRofit research facility that aims to reduce poverty and achieve food security.
国际马铃薯中心是一个致力于削减贫困、保证粮食安全的非营利研究机构。这些土豆是从在国际马铃薯中心登记注册的4500个品种中挑选出来的。
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