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Could people breathe the air on Mars?

  • Written by Phylindia Gant, Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences, University of Florida
imageAn artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet?cokada/E+ via Getty Imagesimage

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