Courtesy of NASA
If you are a billionaire and looking to travel to Mars in the near future – here is an interesting piece of travel information you. The Martian dust is dangerous to your health according to experts speaking at the “Humans 2 Mars Summit” in Washington DC.
FirstPost ( via Phys.org), “Health specialists fear the dust would build up in air filters and living quarters over time, adding yet another life threatening element to the list of other known hazards for the people who seek to colonize the planet.”
According NASA’s chief health and medical officer, Richard Williams, they appear to be widespread on the Martian surface. The fine dust material produced by Perchloric acid has been known to cause thyroid problems in people here on Earth, the report states.
Grant Anderson, co-founder of Paragon Space Development also suggested that Gypsum is just as problematic. Gypsum was found near the red planet’s surface by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. It has been known to cause a condition similar to black lung in coal miners in people exposed to it for long periods of time, according to the report.
Source: FirstPost
