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Dec 2023
46m 24s

Can You Terraform Mars? with Kennda Lync...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Can we grow food on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio learn about a new NASA project "Plant Trek" and the challenges of surviving on other planets with astrobiologist Kennda Lynch. 
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