Video: Mars has the ideal conditions to produce oxygen

Researchers found that abundant sources of carbon dioxide on Mars could help generate oxygen for settling down and exploring the solar system.

96% of the Martian atmosphere is carbon dioxide.

96% of the Martian atmosphere is carbon dioxide. Researchers believe that this abundant resource combined with Mars's cold temperatures and non-hot plasma rays can produce oxygen and carbon monoxide.

The production of gas on the spot can maintain exploration stations or even colonies on Mars, aiding the journey to explore further the Solar System, using carbon dioxide as fuel.