Tardigrades on the Moon By: Alyssa Morales
Tardigrades have been sent to the moon. Tardigrades are microscopic animals that are tubby and have eight legs. They are also known as moss piglets because they were originally found in moss samples. In a recent expedition to the moon, foreign scientists sent Tardigrades. They were sent with the hope that they would survive. Tardigrades are known as Earth's recilient and indestructible animal. They have the ability to survive extreme temperatures such as -328 degrees Fahrenheit (-200 degrees Celsius) to more than 300 F (149 C). They also have the ability to dehydrate themselves, curl into a ball for decades and then be awoken. The scientists because of these reasons sent them to the moon, and it was a success. Although they are dehydrated on the moon and can't be awoken by themselves, they are the first animal to make it to the moon and live.
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/science/thousands-of-tardigrades-crash-land-on-the-moon-did-they-survive/2019/08/09/41944b72-b927-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html?noredirect=on
https://earthsky.org/human-world/tardigrades-lunar-library-beresheet-spacecraft-crash-moon
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/8/6/20756844/tardigrade-moon-beresheet-arch-mission
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tardigrade-water-bear-in-outer-space-gm1166969479-321660672
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Do you think this supports the idea that life didn't start on earth?
Do you think it was morally ok to send them to the moon? With past experiences animals havent successfully made it.Do you think scientists will continue to push the extremes as to which tardigrades can survive?
where can you find these animals?
ReplyDeletehow do you wake these animals?- khloie
Tardigrades can be re-awoken by hydrating them with water.
ReplyDeletei wonder what space expeditions are going to be happening when im older-Daniel Biermann
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the tardigrades will negatively impact the environment on the Moon. They are technically an invasive species, and they could bring possible damage. -Tori Favazza
ReplyDeleteI have indeed heard of these microorganisms before and I love them, It's also amazing to consider their abilities. like their extreme climate resistance and ability to hibernate forever. s. Landry
ReplyDeleteI think that we should definitely focus on our planet before we go and do expeditions on other planets because what if the solution you are looking for is right here? -Lilly Pearson
ReplyDeleteI wonder how did these Tardigrades get to the moon? Veronica D.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is morally ok to send the tardigrades to the moon, because they are so microscopic. Although I think that we need to be careful about sending organisms to places without fully knowing their capabilities, because they could cause more problems (like invasive species for example). -Fagan O'Connor
ReplyDeleteI think that the idea was good instead of sending a human to test because it would've been way more dangerous and people could get hurt badly.- Anadia Phillips
ReplyDeletei dont have any idea what is that. it s look strange where we get this animal. is that live in water, land or tree.
ReplyDeleteromem
DeleteThese tiny creatures are so cool and it’s so weird that they can be “asleep” for decades.
ReplyDeletewould they effect our lives?
ReplyDeleteDevion Harris
it's interesting that tardigrades can sleep for decades and survive. estuardo
ReplyDeleteTardiness are a type of microorganism sent to the moon by humans to see if they are able to live and sustain life on the moon.- AIden Tucker
ReplyDeleteTardiness on the moon oh my god there everywhere now but i think that cool how they like go in like some type of stasis or what ever type of long time of sleep but it does suck that they dead.
ReplyDelete-From Gabriel