In first, Perseverance Mars rover makes oxygen on another planet

Technicians carefully lower the MOXIE instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover in the cleanroom at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California — AFP/NASA/JPLThe six-wheeled robot has converted some carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into oxygen, the first time this has happened on another planet, the space agency said Wednesday.

The technology demonstration took place on April 20, and it's hoped future versions of the experimental instrument that was used could pave the way for future human exploration. The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment — or MOXIE — is a golden box the size of a car battery, and is located inside the front right side of the rover.

MOXIE's engineers will now run more tests and try to step up its output. It is designed to be able to generate up to 10 grams of oxygen per hour.

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