Rocket and astronauts on Mars: fuel from Martian air

Astronauts by a rocket on the Martian surface: synthesizing rocket fuel from the air of the Red Planet

Two astronauts in red suits stand on a rocky Martian slope beside a rocket pointed toward the hazy sky and sun. The scene illustrates the future colonization of the Red Planet, where rocket fuel will be produced on-site from the atmosphere using a new ultra-thin catalyst.

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