Actually, I'm not sure I follow chemistry of that one though... CO2 -> O2 + CO ?
Probably this:
https://www.pnas.org/content/109/39/15606
"CO2 splitting, CO2 → CO + 1/2 O2"
ARRGGHH!!! . . .
Oxygen exists in a Diatomic state/molecule.
2 x CO2 --> 2 x CO + O2
Isn't that the same equation?
You can't have O but you can have half as much O
2.
I'm assuming the authors of that article knew what they were talking about when they wrote that equation.
ARRGGHH!!! . . .
Oxygen exists in a Diatomic state/molecule.
2 x CO2 --> 2 x CO + O2
Isn't that the same equation?
You can't have O but you can have half as much O2.
In a volumetric sense, I suppose - but in chemical formula expressions, I was never guided into half of anything. You get multiples of whole molecules in a result - not half ones.
Fourth flight is impressive:
"872-foot (266-meter) round trip"
Would be nice if this could do some scouting for the rover. Would be really nice if it would video a descent into one of the caves.