NASA lander may have found toxic substance on Mars »

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The Phoenix Mars Lander may have detected perchlorate, a potentially toxic substance used in rocket fuel, in soil samples taken from the Red Planet, NASA scientists said on Monday.

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    STONERS1 year, 4 months ago

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    "The space agency said further tests were required to confirm the presence of perchlorate in Martian dirt and rule out contamination from the spacecraft."

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      MajJohn1 year, 4 months ago

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      Now we're polluting other planets!

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      slate1 year, 4 months ago

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      Don't they use Perchlors to dry clean clothes?

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        Cityslicker1 year, 4 months ago

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        They don't know if they could have brought it there or not , and if they didn't will they stop this stupid exploration of Mars ?
        Total waste of tax payers money , we need Medical and food more than we need to know what is on Mars .

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        Cityslicker1 year, 4 months ago

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        They don't know if they could have brought it there or not , and if they didn't will they stop this stupid exploration of Mars ?
        Total waste of tax payers money , we need Medical and food more than we need to know what is on Mars .

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          abntv1 year, 4 months ago

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          I think the stuff was left behind when ET stopped off there to top off his tanks

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            trendsetta1 year, 4 months ago

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            Alien poop perhaps...

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