article_snippet: But an instrument called Moxie - the Mars Oxygen
article_snippet: Called Moxie (shown here in this illustration)
article_snippet: Scientists are particularly interested in the samples so Scientists can understand the hazards posed by Martian dust and demonstrate how oxygen can be created - details important to consider for human missions to Mars and the future colonisation of the planet.
article_snippet: Ultimately, the idea is that Nasa would send both an empty rocket and a larger version of Moxie to Mars, before a planned human mission,’ writes Jessica Orwig for Business Insider.
article_snippet: Moxie was selected from 58 instrument proposals from research teams around the world.