科學家在南極溫室首次收穫蔬菜英語美文

Scientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts cultivate fresh food on other planets.

作為旨在幫助宇航員在其他星球上培育新鮮食物的`專案的一部分，南極科學家們已經首次收穫了他們的不含土，日光或殺蟲劑的蔬菜。

Researchers at Germany’s Neumayer Station III say they’ve picked 3.6 kilograms (8 pounds) of salad greens, 18 cucumbers and 70 radishes grown inside a high-tech greenhouse as temperatures outside dropped below -20 degrees Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit).

德國Neumayer Station III的研究人員表示，由於外界氣溫低於零下20攝氏度(-4華氏度)，他們已經在高科技溫室內種植了3.6公斤(8磅)沙拉青菜，18棵黃瓜和70棵蘿蔔。

The German Aerospace Center DLR, which coordinates the project, said Thursday that by May scientists hope to harvest 4-5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week.

協調該專案的德國航空航天中心週四表示，5月份科學家希望每週收穫4-5公斤水果和蔬菜。

While NASA has successfully grown greens on the International Space Station, DLR’s Daniel Schubert says the Antarctic project aims to produce a wider range of vegetables that might one day be grown on Mars or the Moon.

雖然美國國家航空航天局已成功在國際空間站種植綠色植物，但德國農業研究中心的丹尼爾舒伯特說，南極專案的目標是生產種類更多的蔬菜，有一天可能會在火星或月球上種植。