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[[image:Eden_project.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''The Eden Project''' (near St Austell, Cornwall, UK) is a terrestrial example of the possible use of large ''biomes'' as greenhouses and life support for Mars colonies. ''Image credit: Jürgen Matern]]  
 
[[image:Eden_project.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''The Eden Project''' (near St Austell, Cornwall, UK) is a terrestrial example of the possible use of large ''biomes'' as greenhouses and life support for Mars colonies. ''Image credit: Jürgen Matern]]  
  
'''The Eden Project''' is a large-scale biospherics project based in Cornwall, South-West UK. Comprising of a system of huge "biomes" (bio-domes), they sustain plants in their natural environments. Replicating the climates of the Mediterranean, Tropics and other warm locations, a variety of plant species flourish. Domes of a similar design could be used on an established Mars colony to create large [[greenhouse]]s to grow [[food]] and provide a [[Mars Garden Wins Gold at London’s Chelsea Flower Show (MarsHome.org)|source of comfort to colonists]].  
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'''The Eden Project''' is a large-scale biospherics project based in Cornwall, South-West UK. Comprising of a system of huge "biomes" (bio-domes), they sustain plants in their natural environments. Replicating the climates of the Mediterranean, Tropics and other warm locations, a variety of plant species flourish. Domes of a similar design could be used on an established Mars colony to create large [[greenhouse]]s to grow [[food]] and provide a [[Mars Garden Wins Gold at London’s Chelsea Flower Show (MarsHome.org)|source of comfort to colonists]]. However, greenhouses for Mars would include about 98% of the structural strength necessary to maintain the internal gas pressure against a vacuum.  There is no such requirement for the Eden Project.
  
 
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The Eden Project (near St Austell, Cornwall, UK) is a terrestrial example of the possible use of large biomes as greenhouses and life support for Mars colonies. Image credit: Jürgen Matern

The Eden Project is a large-scale biospherics project based in Cornwall, South-West UK. Comprising of a system of huge "biomes" (bio-domes), they sustain plants in their natural environments. Replicating the climates of the Mediterranean, Tropics and other warm locations, a variety of plant species flourish. Domes of a similar design could be used on an established Mars colony to create large greenhouses to grow food and provide a source of comfort to colonists. However, greenhouses for Mars would include about 98% of the structural strength necessary to maintain the internal gas pressure against a vacuum. There is no such requirement for the Eden Project.

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