Natural resources

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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

CO2, Nitrogen, Water, Argon.

Lithosphere

Energy