Defined Mars Media (DMM), a chemically defined simulant of the soluble macro- and micro- nutrients in Mars regolith for use in biological research
Harley Greene, Una Nattermann, Devon A. Stork, Fatima R Martin, Max G Schubert, Tom Pedersen, Edward Sukarto, Amy Spens, Jordan E. Mancuso, Keren Isaev, Nathan D. Hicks, Jonathan Liu, Rachel Harris, Charles S. Cockell, Samuel P. Kounaves, Erika Alden DeBenedictis
This paper introduces DMM, a defined Mars media simulating Martian regolith nutrients and stressors, and demonstrates microbial growth using it.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology