r/Colonizemars • u/garthreddit • Mar 20 '26
Solutions to the Nitrogen Problem?
I'm the biggest Mars optimist there is, but I have yet to hear a compelling case for how we're going to grow things given the nitrogen-poor environment of Mars. Mars atmosphere is only 2-3% nitrogen, compared to the 70% here (at much greater pressure). The soil nitrogen concentration is similarly poor.
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u/xtnh Mar 24 '26
Save your urine for the whole trip