Saturday, July 8, 2017

Uh-oh, bad news for life on Mars


The Martian surface may be even less hospitable to life than scientists had thought.
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation streaming from the sun "activates" chlorine compounds in the Red Planet's soil, turning them into potent microbe-killers, a new study suggests.

Complete story on Space.com

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