With Martian air, Dirt, and Sunshine, It Should be Possible to Make Iron on Mars
With Martian air, Dirt, and Sunshine, It Should be Possible to Make Iron on Mars When the first humans reach Mars, they’ll probably live in habitats that were there ahead of time or in habs made from their landers. Eventually, though, if people are going to settle on Mars in large numbers, they’ll need to become self-sufficient. A group of researchers at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia is looking at ways to make it happen. Their goal is in-situ resource utilization on the planet for solutions to building out the materials needed for Mars cities. They’ve come up with a proposal to produce metals forRead More →