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== Collection of atmosphere ==
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A device similar to a vacuum pump collects martian air.
 
 
===Distillation===
First, [[Carbon dioxide]] is distilled and stored elsewhere for production processes. Next, [[water]] is condensed and purified, and then stored elsewhere for production processes, radiation shielding and for use inside the colony. Then, [[Nitrogen]] is condensed at low temperatures and stored. The resulting gas can be vented or kept for several purposes.
 
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Revision as of 17:55, 5 July 2011

Methods of processing the atmosphere.


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