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Well my Brothers and Sisters, we are on a path to take Man from Earth to the Moon and on to Mars... But we have to provide oxygen for astronauts... Toward that end, NASA has what they call a "Gold Box" and named "MOXIE" 95% of the Mars Atmosphere is Carbon Dioxide or CO2, meaning 1 molecule of Carbon and 2 molecules of Oxygen... This CO2 can be broken down into their basic molecule components and that would allow Oxygen to be created and stored on Mars... MOXIE is the precursor to do just that...
Seven instruments will be aboard the rover, Perseverance, six of which are focused on sample analysis like this SuperCam and a spectrometer called PIXL that’ll measure chemical signatures of Martian rocks. And MOXIE is the seventh.
This is a short but important science video if you have any inclination of Man traveling and creating a base on our Moon, Mars or elsewhere in the solar system...
I hope you find it as interesting as I have...
Kerry
Seven instruments will be aboard the rover, Perseverance, six of which are focused on sample analysis like this SuperCam and a spectrometer called PIXL that’ll measure chemical signatures of Martian rocks. And MOXIE is the seventh.
This is a short but important science video if you have any inclination of Man traveling and creating a base on our Moon, Mars or elsewhere in the solar system...
I hope you find it as interesting as I have...
Kerry
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It will take a LOT of power to keep a scaled-up unit going. They may need something with a far greater power-generating capacity than solar panels.
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Thank you for your comments... You are certainly right, but one most crawl before walking and the science and engineering has been and is working now... It is really pretty exciting... Steve...
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SGT Steve McFarland - They all ready have figured that out as I have read Mars has sub-surface water ice and the North Polar cap has vast amounts of water ice... On the moon, there is sub-rigolith water ice and there is water ice in many of the deeper craters... That said, it has to be brought to wherever the bases are located for processing... There is always something, Steve... LOL!
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Sgt (Join to see) - Most Adored Kerry, I Love Astronomy! And, I Love NASA! And, I Love the Space Program! And, I Love the Constellations!
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