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Mars_B4_Moon

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

Humans want to mine the moon. Here's what space law experts say the rules are
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/moon-mi … -1.6568648

Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?
https://www.seeker.com/mining-mars-wher … 28965.html

Mars' large volcanoes mountains themselves might also prove fruitful, says SETI planetary scientist Adrian Brown.

"We never know what we're going to find around the volcanic edifices," said Brown. "But they are covered with dust" and not ideal places to land rovers for exploration. So it might be a while before we ever find out.

Other potential mineral hot spots are the abundant large impact craters on Mars, said West. One reason is that craters offer up exposed rocks to prospect, which saves a lot of digging.

Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk
https://www.mining.com/mining-robots-ke … elon-musk/

Mars_B4_Moon

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

Mars Rovers & Orbiters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjN0FNJOfGw

Calliban

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Registered: 2019-08-18

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

A giant impact 4.4bn years ago appears to have enriched the Martian mantle with noble metals like gold and platinum.
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/rare … l-impacts/

In volcanic areas like Elysium, Noctis Labyrinthus and Tharsis, future explorers may find precious metals ores.  These areas contain material that has reached the Martian surface from the mantle.

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Void

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

Extra Iron could rust and absorb water and Oxygen.

But that could be good, if it produced/produces Natural Hydrogen.

I think I like the idea that every world is unique.  It is like a cosmic random number generator.

Worlds that are not like Earth, may have things to give us that Earth is not as good at.

Although Earth is the best planet, lets consider that that is true for us.

But the vastness of space offers so much, it appears.

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Mars_B4_Moon

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

old Mars Express 2013 vid

https://sci.esa.int/web/mars-express/-/ … eral-globe

mineral maps comparison

https://sci.esa.int/web/mars-express/-/ … comparison

Calliban

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Re: Ore resources on Mars

Pure sulphur found on Mars.
https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-curiosity-sulfur-rocks

If we can find concentrated deposits of sulphur, then we have the key ingredient for manufacture of sulphuric acid.  This can be used for acid leaching of ores, allowing metal oxides to be converted into soluble sulphates.

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