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Mars might be a thrilling destination, but its dust could be deadly. A team of scientists warns that long-term exposure to Martian dust could harm future astronauts’ lungs, thyroids, and more. Packed ...

Additional regolith particles include iron oxides and gypsum ... An average speck of Martian dust measures around 3 micrometers (about the size of a mold spore) and rarely exceeds 8 μm (10 ...

One thing is clear, he added: Mars is a dusty place. Much of the planet is covered in a thick layer of dust rich in tiny particles of iron, which gives the planet its famous red color. Swirling ...

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A recent study published in the journal GeoHealth highlights how the fine, electrostatically charged dust covering the Martian surface contains hazardous compounds such as silica, perchlorates, gypsum ...

The dust present on Mars contains harmful substances such as silica, gypsum, iron oxides, and perchlorates, and it could pose life-threatening risks to astronauts, according to a new study.

For instance, there is an abundance of silica dust and iron dust. Silica is known to cause silicosis, which is a type of lung disease, and is a common occupational hazard for coal miners. Story ...

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red planet extremely hazardous for astronauts and require significant countermeasures, new research suggests.

Abstract: This paper reports the magnetic properties of iron dust cores with various binder contents. The saturation magnetic flux density and permeability of iron dust cores monotonically became ...