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Curiosity rover finds key ingredient for past life on Mars
New samples collected and analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover are pushing researchers closer than ever to finding out if Mars ...
NASA rover finds fresh evidence of the warm and wet past of Mars
A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...
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 ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover finds elusive carbonate minerals on Mars
A photomosaic taken by the Curiosity rover on April 30, 2023, at one drill site in Gale Crater, Mars. Rock powder samples ...
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Curiosity Finds First In Situ Evidence of Carbon Cycle on Ancient Mars
The siderite identified in Curiosity data helps confirm and refine models of Mars's early warm period, more than 3.5 billion ...
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A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon
The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.