Sources of Hydrogen and Oxygen for settlements

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Thread: Sources of Hydrogen and Oxygen for settlements

# 9140 bydante_feditech@... on Oct. 26, 2006, 11:14 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

> From: makenamicro
> I seem to recall a website that listed NASA data regarding the
> chemical properties of Ilmenite, the most common mineral on Luna
> (Earth's moon).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite

The mineral contains oxygen, titanium and iron. Hydrogen cannot be extracted
from it, and the only way you can make water is to supply your own hydrogen.

John