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Comment Interesting, but (Score 4, Interesting) 70

Carbon dioxide is a really stable compound, and it's quite thermodynamically unfavorable to try and split it into components.
Add to that the other major problem that Mars poses: the martian dust is full of perchlorates, which are toxic to humans and other mammals, including the proverbial dog which would have been able to breathe for 10h every 2 years. Perchlorates however can be relatively easily decomposed to generate chlorates/chlorides (which are much less toxic) and produce oxygen in the same process.
I wonder if investigating this method instead (or in addition to) MOXIE would be worth it.

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