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ISRU technique · In-Situ Resource Utilisation · Concept

Metal Extraction

Extracting metals — iron, nickel, and precious metals — from asteroids and from lunar and Martian regolith, to build structures in space without lifting the mass from Earth. Metal-rich M-type asteroids such as Psyche are studied as future resources.

In-Situ Resource UtilisationConcept

Highlights

  • ›Metal-rich asteroids as future mines

Worlds, stations & materials

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.