Sentences with phrase «hydrated iron sulfates»

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A third key hypothesis involves acidic aerosols released at volcanic sites, such as acid fog, dispersed throughout the atmosphere, and interacting subsequently with the finer components of soil as a source of widespread hydrated iron - sulfate salts.

To satisfy microbial nutritional fitness, the research team uses mineral mixtures that mimic the Martian regolith composition from different locations and historical periods of Mars: «JSC 1A» is mainly composed of palagonite — a rock that was created by lava; «P - MRS» is rich in hydrated phyllosilicates; the sulfate containing «S - MRS,» emerging from acidic times on Mars and the highly porous «MRS07 / 52» that consists of silicate and iron compounds and simulates sediments of the Martian surface.

Acid fog would be «dispersed throughout the atmosphere, and interacting subsequently with the finer components of soil as a source of widespread hydrated iron - sulfate salts,» according to Heritage Daily.

A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planet found iron sulfates in Martian soil that were chock full of chemically bonded water molecules, meaning water was trapped inside the iron sulfate molecules and helped hydrate Martian soil — which could have helped sustain life.

found iron sulfates in Martian soil that were chock full of chemically bonded water molecules, meaning water was trapped inside the iron sulfate molecules and helped hydrate Martian soil — which could have helped sustain life.