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Old 2003-01-05, 00:48
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Default mars dirt

what is mars soil made of, chemically speaking. im interested in how to break it up into differnt compounds. a labeled diagram of the molecules would be great.
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Old 2003-01-05, 05:53
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Default Re: mars dirt

It's made of the same stuff earth dirt is. Lots and lots of silicon dioxide. Iron oxide (that's what causes the red color).

Mars doesn't realy have "dirt". Mars has sand. Lots of sand, ground so fine by a billion years of dry winds that it makes dust look lumpy.
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Old 2003-01-05, 11:02
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its really blood mixed with crap, nah just kidding, what Prometheus is right
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Old 2003-01-06, 21:30
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thanks prometheus. so it has oxide eh? what would one use to break this up, and what would it be broken up into?
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Old 2003-01-06, 23:10
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lots of oxidized iron making rust. Oxidizing is the natural breakdown of Iron.
 
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