Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE)[1] is a technoligical experiment from NASA using the NASA Mars 2020 rover Perseverance trying to find out if oxygen can be created on Mars by using carbon dioxide.[2]
On April 20, 2021, MOXIE produced oxygen from carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere by using solid oxide electrolysis. This was the first experimental extraction of a natural resource from another planet for human use.[3]
The technology may help a possible human mission to the planet to provide breathable oxygen.[4]
Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment Media
MOXIE first martian oxygen production test on April 20, 2021, graph
References
- ↑ Hecht, M.. Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) (in en). Space Science Reviews 217 (1) (2021-01-06). p. 9. doi:10.1007/s11214-020-00782-8.
- ↑ Beutel, Allard. NASA Announces Mars 2020 Rover Payload to Explore the Red Planet. NASA (2015-04-15). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ (in en) Nasa device extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/nasa-device-extracts-breathable-oxygen-from-thin-martian-air-1.4544767. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ Potter, Sean. NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet. NASA (2021-04-21). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
