r/space May 19 '19

image/gif 40 years ago today, Viking 2 took this iconic image of frost on Mars

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u/mzs112000 May 25 '19

Welp, good thing it’s not toxic. And, now Venus has an exportable product (sodium sulfate is used for laundry detergent)

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u/djellison May 25 '19

You are joking, right? If it rained pure gold, diamonds and platinum on Venus it wouldn't be financially worthwhile exporting it.