Are humans ready to stay on Mars for several months? Can we deal with all the risks that its environment may cause to astronauts and space missions? Red Nova says that some answers are contained in a report from NASA. According to this report, the #1 risk is Martian dust because it can potentially damage power systems, space suits and filtration systems. So NASA wants to launch a space robotic mission to bring back to Earth a sample of at least one kilogram of Martian dust to evaluate how chemically toxic it is. But there are many other risks as well, so read this overview to discover what they are.
Sources: Red Nova, October 30, 2005; and various NASA's web sites
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