American space agency NASA announced that its oxygen-generating experiment that accompanied the Perseverance rover has successfully completed its mission and generated oxygen on the Red Planet.

1. Developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a microwave-oven-sized device called MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment), has generated oxygen for the 16th and final time aboard the Perseverance rover, NASA said in its blog. 
2. MOXIE has been generating oxygen aboard the Perseverance rover since its landing in 2021.
3. It has exceeded expectations by producing a total of 122 grams of oxygen, which is twice as much as NASA's original goals for the instrument.
4. The oxygen produced is of 98% purity or better, making it suitable for both fuel and breathing purposes, the space agency said.