While raw materials potentially useful for Earth life are found in abundance on Mars, they are mixed in the soil with toxins such as perchlorate, as well as salts that would make growth difficult for most organisms.
—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
9 Oct. 2026
Excess nitrogen and salts pull moisture from grass blades, leaving them dry and damaged.
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