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http://dx.doi.org/10.22807/KJMP.2021.34.1.83

Introduction to Lunar Oxygen Distribution and Its Extraction Technology  

Kim, Kyeong Ja (Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology / v.34, no.1, 2021 , pp. 83-93 More about this Journal
Abstract
NASA has a plan for the Artemis manned lunar mission in 2020. In 2030s, not only America but also other countries are considering to prepare for human to stay on the Moon at least for a month and necessary technology is currently being developed. With this plan, the mostly considered thing is lunar in-situ resource utilization. The most essential resources could be water and oxygen for sustain human life on the Moon. These resources are not supposed to be brought from the Earth, and it is economically sensible if they are obtained from the lunar surface. Because oxygen can be used as both oxidizer and propellent when a rocket departs from a lunar base directly to Mars, technology for extraction method of oxygen resource and its utilization has been being developed worldwide. This paper introduces oxygen distribution on the Moon and major oxygen extraction methods.
Keywords
Lunar Resources; Lunar base; In-situ Utilization; Oxygen extraction;
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