（评论）嫦娥4号的生物实验 - 棉花种子首次在月球远面发芽 [美国媒体]

【reddit】

China's cotton seeds sprout on Moon

中国的棉花种子在月球萌芽。



【斯里兰卡网站】

China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout

中国月球任务见证种子首次萌芽。

Seeds taken up to the Moon by China's Chang'e-4 mission have sprouted, the BBC reported today quoting the China National Space Administration.

中国的这台登陆器携带了的货物包含泥土，其中有棉花和土豆种子，酵母菌和果蝇卵。

It marks the first time any biological matter has grown on the Moon, and is being seen as a significant step towards long-term space exploration.

这些植物被置于密封的容器中，登上登陆器。中国人试图利用这些作物形成一个微型生物圈，一个人工的、自我维持的环境。



On Tuesday, Chinese state media said the cotton seeds had now grown buds.

它于1月3日降落，携带了用于分析周围地质状况的仪器。

The People's Daily tweeted an image of the sprouted seed, saying it marked "the completion of humankind's first biological experiment on the Moon".

此前国际空间站上一直有植物生长，但从未在月球上进行。

Fred Watson, Australian Astronomical Observatory's astronomer-at-large, has told the BBC the development was "good news".

在月球上种植植物，将成为长期太空任务所必须的能力，比如前往火星，就需要大约两年半的时间。

"It suggests that there might not be insurmountable problems for astronauts in future trying to grow their own crops on the moon in a controlled environment," he said.

它可能意味着宇航员能够在太空中自己种粮食，减少返回地球补给的需要。

【reddit】评论：

Scum-Mo
Growing cotton in such a dry place. Will man ever stop his craven rape of the environment?

在如此干燥的地方种棉花。人类能不能不要再怯懦的破坏环境啊？

hibuddha
Is the lack of sunlight/heat for days at a time going to be an issue for the plants?

那里有时候好几天都缺乏光照/热量，会不会对这些植物造成影响？

[deleted]
Nah, it's being grown with moonlight.

不会，它在月光下生长。



keatonfairey
Or like petra

或者向佩特拉古城那样。

razeal113
Missed the clickbait potential headline
organic life found growing on the moon

为什么不用UC震惊体标题？
“震惊：月球上发现正在生长中的有机生命！！！”

Zolo49
Bold move, cotton.

大胆的步骤，棉花。



Maxeemtoons
I agree with you that it's a distraction and hype. I personally think it may even be worse than that. Something in the realm of propaganda, which is often tied into space stories of all kinds.

我同意你的说法，这就是一个花边新闻和大肆宣传。我个人认为甚至比这还糟糕。政治宣传领域的东西，通常跟各种太空故事联系在一起。

【推特】评论：

Andrew Jones
Chang'e-4 mini biosphere update: The seeds, yeast & fruit fly eggs have been subjected to temperatures below -50°C due to lack of power, are frozen & will decompose once lunar daytime begins in Von Kármán crater, according to this Chinese article.

嫦娥4号的迷你生态圈的最新消息：根据这篇中国文章的说法，由于缺少能量，那些种子、酵母和果蝇蛹已经被降温到-50℃下冰冻，一旦月球的白天降临冯卡曼陨石坑，这些有机物将被分解。



Joseph McConnell
With sophisticated software, you can hear the tiny screams.

如果有精密的软件，你可以听到细微的尖叫。

Marcos Almeida
This is really impressive.

真的十分印象深刻。

Jorn
This looks like a picture of the control experiment on Earth

这看起来像是一副地球控制实验的照片。

Marcos Almeida
Yes and yes. I noticed five minutes after I commented a site reversed the images of earth the moon from moon to earth

是的是的，我注意到，在我评论之后5分钟，一个网站就把地球的照片跟月球的照片互换了。

【斯里兰卡网站】评论：

Nisha
Now our politicos will promise rice from moon.

现在我们的政客们会向我们许诺来自月球的大米。

Potato
SL potato growers should rise up immediately! Chinese potatoes will take over our market !!

种植土豆的人会立刻崛起！中国的土豆将抢走我们的市场！！



Ahmed
@Podi Banda what made you think he is talking about our fail nation ? far east asian countries are far ahead of us

@Podi Banda 是什么让你以为他说的是我们这个失败的国家？更东边的亚洲国家，远远的领先于我们。

Jack
No warranty. No guarantee

没有担保，不可信。



NIHAL
CHINA LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY FAR MORE THAN WORLD THINKS BUT WHAT OUR POLITICIANS DO GRUMBLING FOR POWER FOR THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES BENEFITS

中国的领导能力远超世界的想象，我们的政客们却在为他们大家族的利益争权夺利喋喋不休。