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Tre-Ursus t1_j8v5yxx wrote

Reply to comment by invol713 in Nasa wants to build an oxygen pipeline on the moon by FlingingGoronGonads

No atmosphere on the moon means weather doesn't blow it around like on Mars. But the moon is uniquely oxygen rich from circling the earth. The same technology won't be feasible on mars.

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FlingingGoronGonads OP t1_j8xfvkw wrote

Oxygen production is quite a bit easier on Mars, as it turns out. We've already produced O2 from the CO2 atmosphere. That's a lot easier than importing oxygen from Earth or extracting it from Lunar rock, as per this NASA proposal.

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Tre-Ursus t1_j8xmrjx wrote

The oxygen extracted from lunar rock is a byproduct. The main goal is the aluminum, iron, and silicon that's leftover.

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