WASHINGTON: Martian dirt was apparently good enough for asparagus to grow in, NASA scientists said yesterday as they announced the results of a soil analysis collected by the US Phoenix Mars lander.

• 法新社华盛顿电：昨天美国宇航局在宣布“凤凰”号火星探测器采集的土壤分析结果时称，很显然，火星土壤非常适合种植芦笋。