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Scientists figure out how to produce metallic iron on Mars

Staff Writer | August 07, 2022 | 5:44 am Education Australia Iron Ore 

Researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology are developing a process that would take processed air, dirt and sunlight on Mars to create metallic iron.  In a paper published in the journal Acta Astronautica, the scientists explain that the process...

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