NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.
One of the hardest things about sending astronauts to Mars will be getting them home. Launching a rocket off the surface of the Red Planet will require industrial quantities of oxygen, a crucial part of propellant: A crew of four would need about 55,000 pounds (25 metric tons) of it to produce thrust from 15,000 pounds (7 metric tons) of rocket fuel.
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See the moon and Mars shine close together on Thanksgiving eve tonight | Space
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is sometimes referred to as "Getaway Day" in the United States. Normally this is one of the most traveled-days of the year, as millions board planes and trains or travel by car in order to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends. Unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic will probably significantly reduce the number of travelers this year.
But if still do plan to travel — and even if you don't — if the weather is clear in your area on Wednesday evening (Nov. 25), you will have an opportunity to see what probably are, for most people, the two of the "most asked for" objects to look at through a telescope: the moon and Mars. So far as Mars is concerned, recall that during the first half of October, that planet made the closest approach to Earth that it will make until the year 2035.
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(CNN) The astronauts selected for the first human mission to Mars will need to have more than "the right stuff." People on this very long mission will need to possess an eagerness for doing the right thing, too.
Perseverance rover to create oxygen on the surface of Mars
Launching materials into space is a phenomenally difficult and expensive endeavor, with a price tag of roughly US$10,000 per pound of cargo launched in to orbit. To save on costs and make the ambitious goal of exploring Mars more realistic, NASA and its partners are exploring ways that future astronauts can utilize resources native to the Red Planet to survive and, eventually, return to Earth.
One of the most vital resources that astronauts will need to explore Mars is oxygen. This precious gas is needed for a range of purposes. Most obviously the human crew will need fresh oxygen to breathe, but it is also a key ingredient needed to synthesize the rocket fuel needed to power a rocket on the return trip to Earth.
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Your astronaut (or robot, as the case may be) can make their grand entrance into the Mars base using the front ramp, or a secure rotating hatch. The adventure only starts there, as you have options for analyzing samples or taking a rest for your next Marswalk.
If you don't mind a few sound effects to go with science, just pop in a couple of AAA batteries to enjoy radio discussions, background space noises and jet propulsion. The base also comes with a laser in case you want to shoot away any threatening micrometeoroids (or other problems you may find on Mars.)
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The tallest mountain on any of the Solar System's planets is Olympus Mons, a giant extinct volcano on Mars that is some 14 miles (or 21.9 kilometers) high. That's about two and a half times the height of Mount Everest. This behemoth formed some 3 billion years ago when the Red Planet was peppered with volcanoes spewing vast quantities of magma across the Martian planes.
Since then, Mars has cooled and become much less active. Indeed, a common view among planetary geologists is that today there are no active volcanoes on Mars.
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A breath of fresh air on Mars? The @NASAPersevere rover carries an experimental device called MOXIE to test the fea… https://t.co/vozr2GIrAe NASAMars (from Fourth Planet From the Sun) Tue Nov 24 21:05:30 +0000 2020
As we continue my #CountdownToMars, learn more about an experimental device I have called MOXIE. It's designed to c… https://t.co/9tzffe9AZ8 NASAPersevere (from Space) Tue Nov 24 18:07:08 +0000 2020
MOXIE, an experimental device on @NASAPersevere, will try to extract oxygen from the CO2-rich Martian air. That cou… https://t.co/Z6ZmZrJ4MQ NASAJPL (from Pasadena, Calif.) Tue Nov 24 18:09:15 +0000 2020
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