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Explained: How did NASA’s Perseverance mission produce oxygen on Mars? – The Indian Express
On Mars, carbon dioxide makes up ~96% of the gas in the planet’s atmosphere. Oxygen is only 0.13%, compared to 21% in Earth’s atmosphere. Like a tree on Earth,…
Since reaching the Martian surface in February, NASAs Perseverance mission has earned admiration for achieving feats that were only thought possible in science fiction, such as flying a helicopter there, which it did this week. The pioneering Mars rover has now added another feather to its cap.
The US space agency has announced that on Tuesday, a device aboard the rover was able to produce oxygen from the thin Martian atmosphere for the first time a development that has brought cheer among the scientific…
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