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What To Know The ships are allegedly transporting more than 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, according to the Financial Times, a chemical element used to make ammonium perchlorate, the main compound in missile propellant.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Substances such as silica, gypsum, perchlorates and nanophase iron oxides contained in Martian dust could have life-threatening effects on members of a potential Mars mission, according to a study published in the journal GeoHealth last month.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The sodium perchlorate could allow for the production of sufficient propellant for some 260 solid rocket motors for Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missiles or 200 of the Haj Qasem ballistic missiles, according to the intelligence sources.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surface of Mars is already known to be high in perchlorates, which inhibit plant growth and are toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Substances such as silica, gypsum, perchlorates and nanophase iron oxides contained in Martian dust could have life-threatening effects on members of a potential Mars mission, according to a study published in the journal GeoHealth last month.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The sodium perchlorate could allow for the production of sufficient propellant for some 260 solid rocket motors for Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missiles or 200 of the Haj Qasem ballistic missiles, according to the intelligence sources.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surface of Mars is already known to be high in perchlorates, which inhibit plant growth and are toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Perchlorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perchlorate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt 
-ˈklȯ(ə)r-
: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of perchloric acid with another substance
Medical Definition
perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-, -ət
: a salt or ester of perchloric acid
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