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Fe(VI) is known to be highly active in water as a biocide.
After spreading on the agar medium, the ferrate present in the inoculum was reduced over 30 minutes to give a characteristic brown oxyhydroxy polymer precipitate of Fe(III) residue on the plate surface, indicating that ferrate(VI) was stable under the simulated Mars conditions and had been available as a potential biocide for the duration of the experiment.
Though UV light is a potent biocide and is present at high levels on the Mars surface, beneath the surface or under objects such as rocks, even the natural high flux of ultraviolet radiation on Mars will likely be greatly attenuated.