Multiple Choice
Each of the following components of the atmosphere and the environment on Mars renders it sterile and antiseptic, and it would destroy life on the planet EXCEPT one. Which one of the following is not a factor in rendering the surface of Mars sterile?
A) solar UV radiation, not absorbed by the thin atmosphere
B) ozone in the atmosphere, produced by solar UV light
C) hydrogen peroxide in the soil
D) sulfuric acid in a mist in the atmosphere
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