NASA is planning on reusing a Mars Lander built in 2001 for AMEBA, an Autonomous Mars Environmental and Biological Assay. This project will involve taking Arabidopsis thaliana a mustard plant, also known as a well established weed, to Mars. My understanding is that the scientists plan to take A. thaliana to Mars and attempt to plant, to see whether it could likely grow and flourish in a habitat like Mars. This experiment would also provide the scientists with an understanding of how the soil is on Mars.
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/mars_scout_program_010521-2.html
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