[Hplusroadmap] Fwd: [Artemis] Cyanobacteria can process lunar soil

[Dan Bolser]

On 15/03/2008, Bryan Bishop <kanzure at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Saturday 15 March 2008, Dan Bolser wrote:
> > On 14/03/2008, Bryan Bishop <kanzure at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Friday 14 March 2008, Dan Bolser wrote:
> > > > What is the potential for photosynthesis to use lunar soil as an
> > > > oxidant?
> > >
> > > Don't know. But if all else fails, extract the oxygen from the soil
> > > and have the cyanobacteria in a tank full of the oxygen. Why not?
> >
> > What do you mean?
>
>
> Oxygen is a common oxidizer of photosynthesis, right? There are only
> ever so many requirements for photosynthesis to take place. And if you
> can't make lunar-soil take the place of oxygen, then simply extract
> oxygen from the lunar-soil.


OK, I see what you mean now. I was thinking that a variety of 'inorganic'
substances could work as oxidizers - some kind of mineral chemistry
supported by specialized organelles... I am not an expert at this kind of
chemistry, but some of the minerals look interesting.

So... what would life on the moon do?



- Bryan
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