Blue On Red: Chemical Conditions Of Liquid Water Emerging On Simulated Martian Regolith

There is evidence of large subglacial reservoirs of liquid water on Mars, while the debate continues on whether any surface water intermittently flows following the subsurface ice melting in selected locations. The chemical conditions of waters that could be present on Mars were previously subject to modeling studies or experimental research that did not involve perchlorates which are known to be present in Martian regolith. Therefore, the present experimental research aimed to understand the chemistry of water incubated for 21 days with the Martian regolith simulant MGS-1 mixed with different levels of perchlorate (0.25–1.0% corresponding to 1.5–6.0 m