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'''Oxygen''' (''periodic table symbol:'' O<sup>8</sup>) is a chemical element that can be found in the [[atmosphere]] and in several [[minerals]] on [[Mars]].
 
'''Oxygen''' (''periodic table symbol:'' O<sup>8</sup>) is a chemical element that can be found in the [[atmosphere]] and in several [[minerals]] on [[Mars]].
  
==Biological significance==
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The metabolism of [[human|human beings]], [[:category:animals|animals]] and various [[microbes]] depends on oxygen. The atmosphere of Mars contains only 0.2 % oxygen, which is not enough to support animal or human life.
 
  
 
==Production==
 
==Production==

Revision as of 08:07, 1 December 2008

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Oxygen

Abundance: 0.13% (atmosphere)

Oxygen (periodic table symbol: O8) is a chemical element that can be found in the atmosphere and in several minerals on Mars.

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Production

Oxygen can be produced