# Plants and Rarefied Atmospheres

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**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-and-rarefied-atmospheres/454380 "2008-06-27T00:41:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-and-rarefied-atmospheres/454380/1 "2008-06-27T00:41:59Z")

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Can plants survive in rarefied atmospheres? The question came to mind while reading an article on the Phoenix Mars Lander and its soil tests. Animals will suffocate if the air is too thin. How resilient are plants?