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Got a few pieces of exciting news today. Ingenuity is one step away from touching Martian soil, so we'll be getting an aerial view of the delta soon.
As well as Curiosity getting some really nice pictures of Phobos, last month on the 27th. You could even make out slight details of the surface of Phobos over the course of it's orbit. Which if you didn't know, occurs 3 times a day in comparison to our moon.
I dug out one of the spuds yesterday to check on health and so far, so good. The roots have grown about a half inch in the last week. 1.17 centimeters to be exact.
Soil composition and heat suggest I should expect to see real growth after 35-40 days. Considering soil temperature is kept at a mild 55°F and slightly dampened to compensate for the gravel like texture.
I'll be adding some nutrient rich fertilizer to attempt to get a texture more similar to earth, after harvesting these. Some of which will be ground down and mixed with the soil.
Also on the more exciting news, Reconnaissance orbiter managed to send photos back of ice formation on the surface as well as what looks to be water flows.
For the majority, the ice consists of carbon dioxide (aka dry ice), though there are pockets of "clean" ice. You have to wonder if any kind of microbial life exists with either, but the primary star of that search would obviously be the clean ice.
Soon, we will have answers but for people like me, those answers can't come soon enough.
For Mars One, this is Captain Johnson signing off
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