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Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out. - Space Daily

Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out. S...

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Space Daily image for Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out. - Space Daily
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Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out. S...

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Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out. S...

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  • Mars dirt looks deceptively ordinary, yet samples contain around 0.5% perchlorate salts that can disrupt the human thyroid — meaning the red dust astronauts track inside their habitat could be chemically toxic as well as annoyingly impossible to keep out.
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  1. Published · Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:30:00 GMT
  2. Fetched by Nuzenio · Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:49:53 GMT
  3. Latest update · Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:49:53 GMT

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