The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is creating a Mars instrument . Called Moxie it will attempt to turn the planet 's carbon dioxide into oxygen . It will be taken to the red planet by a new Nasa rover in 2020 . Comment: Converting it could provide fuel and air for future manned missions .
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is creating a Mars instrument . Called Moxie it will attempt to turn the planet 's carbon dioxide into oxygen . It will be taken to the red planet by a new Nasa rover in 2020 . The atmosphere of Mars is 96 % carbon dioxide and less than 0.2 % oxygen . Converting it could provide fuel and air for future manned missions .