全球首款'火星番茄酱'问世

Heinz revealed its first "Marz Edition" ketchup with tomatoes produced on Earth in Mars-like conditions.

美国亨氏公司日前发布全球首款"火星番茄酱"。制作这款番茄酱的番茄是科学家在模拟火星条件下培育的。

A team of 14 astrobiologists worked for nine months at the Aldrin Space Institute at the Florida Institute of Technology, growing tomatoes in a controlled environment with soil, temperature and water conditions similar to Mars.

14名科学家组成的团队在佛罗里达理工学院奥尔德林空间研究所培育了9个月才种出这些番茄，他们在实验中模拟了火星的生存环境，如土壤、温度及水源。

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino said ketchup has been a staple condiment in space to spruce up dehydrated meals, but the Marz Edition variety has implications that go beyond flavor. The experiment, which has been two years in the making, demonstrates the possibility of long-term food production on Mars.

美国航空航天局前航天员迈克•马西米诺表示，番茄酱是太空脱水食物的常用调味品，但"火星番茄酱"的意义远不止口味，这项历时2年的实验还证明了在火星上长期种植食物的可能性。

The research team and Massimino will be the first to taste the final product on Nov 10.

据悉，该研究团队和马西米诺将于11月10日首次品尝这款"火星番茄酱"。