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RARE PHOTOS: Nasa s lunch box sized instrument moxie successfully makes oxygen on mars using the red planet s resources - The Real Truth

An experiment from NASA has taken a small step towards making Mars habitable for humans. 

NASA's instrument, the Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, has been successful in generating breathable oxygen on Mars using resources found on the Red Planet — a first for the experiment.  

The lunch box-sized instrument has produced oxygen from the carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere seven times since landing on Mars in February 2021.

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