ISRU technique · In-Situ Resource Utilisation · Demonstrated
Oxygen Production
Producing breathable oxygen and oxidiser from local materials — from the carbon dioxide of the Martian atmosphere or from oxygen-bearing lunar regolith. NASA's MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover demonstrated making oxygen on Mars.
In-Situ Resource UtilisationDemonstrated
Highlights
- ›MOXIE demonstrated making oxygen on Mars
Worlds, stations & materials
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupIn-Situ Resource Utilisation
- Associated withMars
- Associated withThe Moon
- Associated withMars 2020
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.
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