"Since Perseverance landed on Mars in 2021, MOXIE [Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment] has generated a total of 122 grams of oxygen – about what a small dog breathes in 10 hours. At its most efficient, MOXIE was able to produce 12 grams of oxygen an hour – twice as much as NASA’s original goals for the instrument – at 98% purity or better."

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9474/nasas-oxygen-generating-experiment-moxie-completes-mars-mission/

#Mars #Preseverance #Oxygen #Technology #Engineering #Rovers

So cool. 🙂

"Perseverance, its microphones, and a bit of serendipity have now led to another first, as scientists report recording the first audio of a dust devil on the Red Planet. The turbulent air column swept directly over the rover on 27 September 2021."

https://eos.org/articles/nasas-perseverance-rover-records-the-first-sounds-of-a-dust-devil-on-mars

#Mars #Preseverance #DustDevil #Audio #Space

I guess Rocky is a good name for this pet. 🙂

"Back on sol 341— that’s over 100 sols ago, in early February— a rock found its way into the rover’s front left wheel, and since hitching a ride, it’s been transported more than 5.3 miles (8.5 km)."

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/384/perseverance-has-a-pet-rock/

#Mars #Rovers #Preseverance

Cool.

"NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun"

https://phys.org/news/2022-04-nasa-perseverance-rover-captures-video.html

#Mars #Phobos #Preseverance #Space #Astronomy #SolarEclipse

#Sciences #Preseverance #MarsHelicopter
Espace : Perseverance a fabriqué de l’oxygène sur Mars

https://www.journaldugeek.com/2021/04/22/espace-perseverance-a-fabrique-de-loxygene-sur-mars/

"Hey, keep the noise down!" 🙂

"As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone it carries scored a first: the bangs, pings, and rattles of the robot’s six wheels as they rolled over Martian terrain."

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8892/another-first-perseverance-captures-the-sounds-of-driving-on-mars/

#Mars #Preseverance #Rovers #Exploration

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