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Did we accidentally allow tardigrades to colonize the Moon?

2 pointsby smb111over 5 years ago

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aurizonover 5 years ago
No way, unless we flood it. Colonize implies a sustain and grow mode. Tardigrades tossed into a vacuum would dessicate and dry because they did not have the time needed to form their survival state. Tardigrades gradually immersed in a vacuum (days) would have time to shut down all processes and dry out. In the dried out state in a vacuum they would survive for a while ? They resist heat and UV to a degree. How long? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tardigrade" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tardigrade</a>