currently 0.2% oxygen on Mars Scientists who want to increase the amount are now pursuing a crazy project. Moreover, not in a very imaginable way.

from the University of Surrey Suzie Hingley-Wilson, He stated that they wanted to develop a more environmentally friendly and sustainable method due to the increase in carbon dioxide gas, rising temperatures and greenhouse gases due to global warming. This method is put in paint They can use a bacterium to produce oxygen on Mars.

Bacteria “Chroococcidiopsis cubana” that scientists will use to produce oxygen

Chroococcidiopsis cubana bacteria settle in the paint

Chroococcidiopsis cubana bacterium is a bacterium that feeds on sunlight. It absorbs carbon dioxide, emits oxygen and can be made into various dyes to create a habitat on Mars.

The team, led by Suzie Hingley-Wilson, found that it emits measurable amounts of oxygen every day and reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air around it. a biological coating they developed. Scientists believe that this bacterium will be of great use if it is used not only on Mars but also on Earth. This developed biocoating can be used in bioreactor-based processes. by reducing water consumption It can become an environmentally friendly product.

So what is this “Chroococcidiopsis cubana” bacteria?

This bacterium is actually a small animal species. If you think of a place on Earth where there is no life, there is a good chance that you will find this bacteria there. Because in very low light This bacterium, which still exists even today, uses a complicated method of photosynthesis. In the deepest caves, on the ocean floors And it is possible to encounter this bacteria in perhaps the most remote corners of the Earth.

Not much different from conditions on Mars This bacterium, which can survive in desert conditions, It offered scientists the possibility that oxygen might be possible on Mars. The team wanted to develop a biological coating containing this bacterium that could house living bacteria, such as paint.

In their experiment, the team observed bacteria in the biolayer. Biolayer, where the supply and discharge of oxygen and carbon dioxide is controlled for 30 days, 0.4 per gram grams of oxygen, and this rate remained constant for 30 days. Scientists look at this biolayer “Green Living Paint” They called it.

Of course, this experiment is not enough to produce oxygen on Mars.

Although the experiments conducted by scientists cover a limited area, they are described as steps for the future of humanity.

However, studies have been conducted outside Earth live on another planet The probability increases day by day. The continuation of this exciting development in the scientific world is eagerly awaited.