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NASA's MOXIE instrument extracts double the expected oxygen in new test

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has far surpassed its previous record for extracting oxygen from the Red Planet's thin atmosphere.

The rover's Mars Oxygen in Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) achieved the impressive new milestone earlier this month.

In a new test, NASA was able to double the MOXIE experiment's previous oxygen production level. The new milestone could prove to be a crucial step toward eventual human exploration of the Red Planet.

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