I really hope #NASA's experiment goes much better than #Biosphere2.

I wonder if (and how) they're going to simulate and test the effects of extended time in Mars' gravity simultaneously with being in a deadly atmosphere.

Maybe recreate this structure underwater? Or possibly build a version on the #Moon once we restart landings there?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceship_Earth_(film)

https://www.nasa.gov/chapea/habitat

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonemelvin/2023/06/26/nasa-seals-crew-members-in-isolated-chamber-for-yearlong-test-of-mars-mission-heres-what-to-know/

Gorgeous sunset last evening at #Biosphere2 viewing the northern face of the #SantaCatalina #mountains

⚠️ Great paper alert !
Kübert et al (2022) show a fast and strong response of deep labelled water in canopy-tree transpiration 🌳 💧 contrasting with a slow and limited contribution to understory species transpiration 🌱
#Biosphere2 #InSituMonitoring #StableWaterIsotopes
https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14475

had an awesome behind the scenes tour of the #coffee research being done at #UniversityOfArizona #Biosphere2 :meowcoffee:

New neighbours moving in soon, @dantheclamman 🙂

"SAM [Space Analog for the Moon and Mars] is being refurbished from part of the most famous analog, the Biosphere 2 facility outside Tucson, Arizona, which next month marks its 30th anniversary."

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/researchers-revive-dream-martian-habitat-arizona-miniature

#Environment #Biosphere2 #Mars

Interesting. Some research on the resilience of tropical forests conducted in Biosphere 2. Did you interact with them, @dantheclamman ?

https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/photosynthetic-resilience-to-a-warmer-world-is-revealed-by-a-tropical-forest-under-glass

#Research #Biosphere2 #Forests #TropicalForests #Environment