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This spring, Israel sent a space probe to the moon “Bereshit”, on board which, in addition to equipment, a container was transported with tardigrades.
In mid-April, the probe crashed during landing, and the damaged the container could scatter along with those released to “freedom” tardigrades.
Tardigrades are incredibly tenacious invertebrate creatures on Earth. It is likely that they were able to survive and adapt to conditions The moon. These creatures are able to survive under the most extreme temperatures (about 150 ° C) and is without food and water for almost 30 years.
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Some scientists believe that tardigrades can easily survive even in a catastrophic collision of an asteroid with our planet and in gamma radiation.
This ability to survive in extreme conditions can let the tardigrades settle on the moon. It is possible that these microscopic astronauts are in a state of suspended animation, which may end in contact with water.
Well, it remains to wait for the next probe to fly to the moon and take a container of water with him and feed the brave astronauts. Does anybody want?
Andrey Vetrov
Water Life Moon
