NASA scientists harvested food crops in Antarctica

NASA scientists harvested food crops in Antarctica
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Antarctica’s Ekström Ice Shelf is a giant of ice walloped constantly by devilish squalls and brutal blizzards. The Sun barely rises above the horizon; polar nights often dazzle with vivid auroras, and raging katabatic winds funnel through narrow valleys, flowing downhill from high elevations and stirring coastal currents.

At a quarter mile distance from the Neumayer research Station III, located on the ice shelf, stands a shipping container-sized greenhouse called EDEN-ISS. Inside this hi-tech space-age greenhouse, NASA scientists dive into a gustatory adventure by exploring methods to grow vegetables.

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