List of Elements
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Contents
Elements on the Moon
| H | He | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li | Be | B | C | N | O | F | Ne | ||||||||||
| Na | Mg | Al | Si | P | S | Cl | Ar | ||||||||||
| K | Ca | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr |
| Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru | Rh | Pd | Ag | Cd | In | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Xe |
| Cs | Ba | 57-71 | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir | Pt | Au | Hg | Ti | Pb | Bi | Po | At | Rn |
| Fr | Ra | 89-103 | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og |
| La | Ce | Pr | Nd | Pm | Sm | Eu | Gd | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Lu | |||
| Ac | Th | Pa | U | NP | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr | |||
Important chemical compounds on Mars
Atmosphere
- Water (gas)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Lithosphere
- Water (ice) (H2O)
- Iron oxide (Fe2O3),(Fe3O4)
- Alumina (Al2O3)
- Silica (SiO2)
- Calcium sulfate (CaSO4+2*H2O), gypsum
- Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
- Magnesium carbonates (MgCO3), magnesite
- Calcium Chloride (NaCl), salt
Abundance and usage
Abundance
Production and Usage
Mineral and metal extraction and production will require large amounts of energy. Depending on the Martian population and the Settlement construction methods, production rates may be higher than those on Earth.
A graph of all Earth's minerals and metals production per year:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-worlds-metals-and-minerals-in-one-visualization/
