Extracting Water on Mars | MARS: How to Survive on Mars

water is the essential ingredient to

water is the essential ingredient to life as we know it everywhere we look

life as we know it everywhere we look

life as we know it everywhere we look water is where life is so that’s why the

water is where life is so that’s why the

water is where life is so that’s why the mantra for Mars exploration has been the

mantra for Mars exploration has been the

mantra for Mars exploration has been the spire follow the water we know some of

spire follow the water we know some of

spire follow the water we know some of the places where water happens to be

the places where water happens to be

the places where water happens to be because that’s critical you don’t want

because that’s critical you don’t want

because that’s critical you don’t want to send humans where there is no water

to send humans where there is no water

to send humans where there is no water on Mars

on Mars

on Mars you know just below a layer of dry

you know just below a layer of dry

you know just below a layer of dry regolith basically dried dirt there’s a

regolith basically dried dirt there’s a

regolith basically dried dirt there’s a nice table with ice you can really for

nice table with ice you can really for

nice table with ice you can really for the water actually it really you get

the water actually it really you get

the water actually it really you get those eyes

those eyes

those eyes and you put ice is not any different

and you put ice is not any different

and you put ice is not any different than Antarctica there’s solid water on

than Antarctica there’s solid water on

than Antarctica there’s solid water on Mars in the form of ice that if all of

Mars in the form of ice that if all of

Mars in the form of ice that if all of it were to melt at once the entire

it were to melt at once the entire

it were to melt at once the entire planet would be a thousand feet deep in

planet would be a thousand feet deep in

planet would be a thousand feet deep in water we already have the technology to

water we already have the technology to

water we already have the technology to just about perfectly recycle and if we

just about perfectly recycle and if we

just about perfectly recycle and if we need to they’re going to take that water

need to they’re going to take that water

need to they’re going to take that water clean it up get all the sewage out of it

clean it up get all the sewage out of it

clean it up get all the sewage out of it and treat it with chemicals and other

and treat it with chemicals and other

and treat it with chemicals and other things and you’ll be drinking it it’s a

things and you’ll be drinking it it’s a

things and you’ll be drinking it it’s a cleaner and safer than your tap water

cleaner and safer than your tap water

cleaner and safer than your tap water when it’s done it’s not just because

when it’s done it’s not just because

when it’s done it’s not just because we’re gonna melt it and brush our teeth

we’re gonna melt it and brush our teeth

we’re gonna melt it and brush our teeth with it but also because water is made

with it but also because water is made

with it but also because water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen and those are

up of hydrogen and oxygen and those are

up of hydrogen and oxygen and those are the two components of rocket fuel and so

the two components of rocket fuel and so

the two components of rocket fuel and so you break apart the hydrogen and the

you break apart the hydrogen and the

you break apart the hydrogen and the oxygen and now you’ve got this fuel

oxygen and now you’ve got this fuel

oxygen and now you’ve got this fuel source and that can help sustain you and

source and that can help sustain you and

source and that can help sustain you and keep you in this place