MINING

Automated mining key to Mars colonisation

Scientist suggests automated mining will be crucial to the potential colonisation on Mars

 To penetrate through Mars’ 20m of regolith and extract water from the planet’s ice deposits, HoneyBee Robotics has developed the Red Water system

To penetrate through Mars’ 20m of regolith and extract water from the planet’s ice deposits, HoneyBee Robotics has developed the Red Water system

The suggestion has been made by Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the landing on Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover. Perseverance is expected to provide answers about whether forms...

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