Experiment suggests potatoes can really grow on Mars
Experiment suggests potatoes can really grow on Mars ‘The Martian’ diet could soon be a reality It looks like Mark Watney, the fictional, stranded astronaut in The Martian, was right about one thing. Potatoes can grow on Mars. The International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima placed a special potato inside a sealed container that simulates Mars temperature, air pressure, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.