Martian Soil Utilization

Martian soil utilization involves using the planet's surface material for practical purposes to support human activities. This includes extracting useful resources like water from the soil, which is vital for drinking, growing plants, or producing fuel. The soil can also be processed to create building materials, reducing the need to bring supplies from Earth. Technologies such as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) enable astronauts to transform local materials into essentials like air, water, and construction materials, making long-term missions more sustainable and reducing reliance on supplies from Earth.