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Scientists Develop New Method to Convert Unusable Mars Water into Beneficial Fuel
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News18 | 02/12/2020 06:01 PM | Click to read full article
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louise have devised an electric system to break apart the salty water to its constituent molecules; oxygen and hydrogen. They are fairly certain that their experiment on Earth can survive the Martian environment with temperatures as low as -33 degrees Fahrenheit.
NASA is set to land its first group of astronauts on the planet by 2033. Both fuel and oxygen will be a necessity for humans there.