Before proceeding to drying by evaporation in an all-glass high-vacuum apparatus of the Stock type, a preliminary treatment with magnesium perchlorate (‘Anhydrone’) was given.

That fact serves as something of a marker for how long water was present on the planet, with the lowest parts of the mountain rich in hydrated salts like magnesium perchlorate, magnesium chlorate ...

However, Hanley says magnesium perchlorate can depress the freezing point by 67 degrees Celsius. Perchlorate is so soluble in water, that the only place it can accumulate is in very dry regions.

After magnesium is completely consumed, show black specks (carbon) and white powder (MgO) produced. Demo Time: ~5 - 10 minutes. Safety Light given off by burning magnesium is very bright and should ...

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The magnesium perchlorate is clearly a major contributing factor on the freezing point of this solution and paves the way for understanding how a fluid might exist under the sub-freezing ...

They mixed up a plausible concentration of magnesium perchlorate brine and filled the headspace in that container with pure CO 2 for a Mars-like atmosphere. The whole thing was kept at -36°C (-33 ...

Even that low bar, however, was impossible to clear on the simulated Mars. The irradiated cells in the perchlorate solution were completely sterilized within 30 seconds.

But first, NASA's rover has to play bartender to make sure the dry dust is shaken, ... The water is believed to contain certain salts — not ordinary table salt, but magnesium perchlorate, ...

Experts ran experiments which mimicked the conditions on Mars and found a type of salt in the soil – magnesium perchlorate – could prevent water from freezing beneath the surface.