In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars
In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars
www.livescience.com In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has generated 4.3 ounces of breathable oxygen while on the Red Planet — enough to sustain an adult human for three hours.
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Start a fire!
6 0 ReplyAs important, the oxygen is produced from locally-sourced CO2, not from water brought from elsewhere.
So it's not limited by the rocket's or craft's carrying capacity.
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