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by hugmynutus 1 day ago
Add to the list that martian dust contains a massive amount of carcinogens meaning any air/dust lock has to be an ISO-6 clean room.

Sure it is a "solved" problem but all the solutions are very heavy.

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This is the first time I've heard of that. What are some of the carcinogens? I know the radiation is bad there, but I didn't know the regolith was toxic.