Making Oxygen on Mars Takes MOXIE - The Cosmic Companion April 25, 2021
Oxygen has been produced on Mars for the first time, making another step toward the human habitation of the Red Planet.
Oxygen on Mars is one step closer to reality for future inhabitants of the Red Planet, thanks to MOXIE
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument being readied for installation into the Perseverance rover. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Oxygen on Mars is is essential for future space travelers, and a proof-of-concept experiment carried out aboard the Perseverance rover succeeded in producing a small amount of the essential gas for the first time.
The atmosphere of Mars contains about 96 percent carbon dioxide. This molecule can be converted into oxygen and carbon monoxide (a waste product) though chemical processes. However, this has never been done on another world — until now.
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