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Chinese lunar mission bears fruit, grows cotton seed
Chinese scientists from Chongqing University sent seeds of cotton, rape, potato and Arabidopsis to moon
15.01.2019 - Update : 16.01.2019
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA
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Carried by the Chang'e-4 mission, the scientists succeeded in bearing fruit on the moon.
“[The experiment was] to form a simple mini biosphere,” the scientists said.
The report said the images received from the mission showed that a cotton sprout had grown well adding that “no other plants were found growing.”
