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I would imagine therefore that Earth's micro-organims occasionally land on the surface of the moon. Not a particularly hospital place the moon. But if it were
by jonnycomputer 8y ago
I would imagine therefore that Earth's micro-organims occasionally land on the surface of the moon.
Not a particularly hospital place the moon. But if it were made of cheese, it'd probably be green by now. (:
- lazyjones 8y ago> I would imagine therefore that Earth's micro-organims occasionally land on the surface of the moon. Only on the moon? They might be hit by space debris and travel through space to other planet's atmospheres.
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoTardigrades beat us there?
- kempbellt 8y agoTardigrades beat us here
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoNaturally. But I thought we had em beat in terms of rocket propulsion.
- sangnoir 8y agoI'd think that's highly unlikely as the geocorona is mostly sparse hydrogen atoms; I doubt even viruses can float in a hydrogen atmosphere, let alone micro-organisms.
- subbz 8y agoHilarious fact!
- api 8y agoWould any be theoretically viable? I imagine a cyst gets blown into space from time to time but wouldn't last long in a radiation filled vacuum. Solar UV radiation is intense without the atmosphere. It's why space suit visors look reflective and why spaceships tend to always be white or shiny. Bonus: myth: space is dark. You don't get the omnipresent lit sky effect since there is no atmosphere to scatter the light but if you are anywhere near a star it is blindingly bright... in the star's direction.
- jonnycomputer 8y agoI do not know. But, there have been experiments, and some microbes are more durable than expected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_microorganisms_tested_in_outer_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_microorganisms_tested_... https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkvk33/bacteria-are-so-good-at-surviving-in-space-nasa-needs-a-new-way-to-kill-them https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkvk33/bacteria-a... and... well... the moon has been there a while.
- sucrose 8y agohospitable* ?
- credit_guy 8y agoThe smallest virus [1] is to a hydrogen atom what a T-34 tank is to a ping pong ball. Ping pong balls tend to not lift tanks off the ground, especially if it’s not a lot of them ... [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallest_organisms https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallest_organisms