Ambush to Build Colonies On Mars Will Be Hindered Toxic Soil Surfaces

Building colonies on Mars is the dream of researchers since long ago, because Mars is considered to have the possibility to live in humans. One of the things that makes the researchers believe that Mars can be occupied by humans because the red planet has water that became the source of human life. But the dream of building colonies on the neighboring planet will encounter some serious obstacles.

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Research conducted so far to examine the life of bacteria that can survive on Mars. According to Science Alert, the red planet has a very dangerous element for all life, including bacteria that will die within seconds. The element that can kill these bacteria is perchlorates. It is a chemical element found in 2008 that is very harmful to humans. But the element is thought to be a catalyst that maintains the presence of water on Mars.

The problem is, the conditions on Earth and on Mars are very different, where the effects of UV rays for perchlorates on these two planets will certainly be different. Perchlorates strongly react to UV exposure, where UV light on Mars is very high because the planet's atsmofer layers are very thin.

This will make the surface of the planet to be a dangerous ground for life. That way, humans will be difficult in producing food, such as planting potatoes or other plants. Although still encountered a number of obstacles, but the mission of exploration to the planet Mars will continue to be done to realize the dreams of researchers.