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Scientists successfully harvest chickpeas from 'moon dirt'

As the U.S. plans to return to the moon with the upcoming Artemis II mission, a question endures: What will future lunar explorers eat? According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, the answer might be chickpeas.

Scientists successfully harvest chickpeas from 'moon dirt'
Image: Phys.org
As the U.S. plans to return to the moon with the upcoming Artemis II mission, a question endures: What will future lunar explorers eat? According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, the answer might be chickpeas.

Originally published at Phys.org

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