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Scientific instrument

MOXIE

Exploration

Overview

An experiment on Perseverance that demonstrated making oxygen from the Martian atmosphere.

Spacecraft

Rover
Perseverance

Scientific instruments

  • Mastcam-ZMultispectral, stereoscopic, zoomable images of the Martian surface
  • SuperCamRock and soil chemistry and mineralogy by remote laser analysis
  • MOXIEProduction of oxygen from the Martian carbon-dioxide atmosphere

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.