Natural resources: Difference between revisions

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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

Water
Minerals
- Silicates: Silica
- sulfates, copper sulfide
- oxides, Iron ore
- carbonates, calcium carbonate

Energy

Energy

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-'''Natural Resources''' are vital for long term [[Manned One-way Mission|manned missions]] and even more for [[autonomous colony|autonomous colonies]]. The following [[In-situ resource utilization|natural resources]] are considered:
+'''Natural Resources''' are vital for long term [[Manned One-way Mission|manned missions]] and even more for [[autonomous colony|autonomous colonies]].
+Martian resources are transformed into products using processes in a concept known as [[In-situ resource utilization|In-Situ resource utilization]] (ISRU).  Mars provides a number of important resources from various sources:
 ===Atmosphere===