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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope image of approximately 1mm-diameter watermeal plants after hypergravity exposure. ESA.

Their goal is to test watermeal’s durability in harsh conditions, particularly with respect to extreme gravity. Watermeal on human fingers. By Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=398351 To run their zero g experiments, the team has been using clinostats: devices that take advantage of rotation to cancel out the force of gravity and therefore simulate microgravity.But the team also wanted to see how watermeal fares in strong gravity, so they brought their samples to

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