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Source: Linne et al. 2019
Figure 1. Carbothermal oxygen production system flowchart for potential lunar ISRU demonstration
Credit :NASA/JPL-Caltech
Figure 2. The MOXIE oxygen-from-carbon dioxide module being loaded onto the Perseverance rover before its launch to
Mars. MOXIE proved the concept by producing 5–10 gram/hr of 99.9% oxygen using less than 300 watts. The experiment
ended in 2023 but scaled-up systems are now being designed to prepare for humans landing on Mars.
Source: Linne et al. 2019
Figure 1. Carbothermal oxygen production system flowchart for potential lunar ISRU demonstration
Credit :NASA/JPL-Caltech
Figure 2. The MOXIE oxygen-from-carbon dioxide module being loaded onto the Perseverance rover before its launch to
Mars. MOXIE proved the concept by producing 5–10 gram/hr of 99.9% oxygen using less than 300 watts. The experiment
ended in 2023 but scaled-up systems are now being designed to prepare for humans landing on Mars.