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Curiosity rover finds key ingredient for past life on Mars
In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben Tutolo, a University of Calgary associate professor of Earth, Energy, and Environment Studies as well as a NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover team, the data marks a major moment in the search for extraterrestrial life.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Digs Up a Carbon Time Capsule on Mars
A treasure trove of clues from Curiosity reveals that ancient Mars once trapped massive amounts of CO2 in its crust, thanks to surprising concentrations of iron carbonate deep in Gale Crater. By drilling into layers laid down in a vanished lake,
In the days and hours leading up to the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, Adam Steltzner, a key figure behind that globally anticipated event, was often seen on TV explaining the physics of ...
NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of water on ancient Mars with "rippled textures" and "landslide debris" in the foothills of Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
Now, scientists are one step closer to answering that question. The NASA Curiosity rover has discovered the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars, suggesting that the conditions for life to ...
On its 4,500th sol (or Martian day), NASA's Mars rover Curiosity continued its climb of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) at the center of Gale Crater. Before it can ascend higher, though, the six-wheeled ...
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