Natural resources: Difference between revisions
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**Silicates: Silica | **Silicates: Silica | ||
**sulfates | **sulfates: [[Copper|copper sulfide]] | ||
**oxides | **oxides: [[Iron ore]], [[Phosphorus|Phosphates]], [[Aluminum|Alumina]] | ||
**carbonates, calcium carbonate | **carbonates, calcium carbonate | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 20 November 2024
Natural Resources are vital for long term manned missions and even more for autonomous colonies.
Martian resources are transformed into products using processes in a concept known as In-Situ resource utilization (ISRU). Mars provides a number of important resources from various sources:
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
- Water
- Minerals
- Silicates: Silica
- sulfates: copper sulfide
- oxides: Iron ore, Phosphates, Alumina
- carbonates, calcium carbonate