NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock

[Michie]

NASA’s old but still kickin’ Curiosity rover drove over a boulder, which crumbled to reveal yellow sulfur crystals.

Rocks made of pure sulfur have never been seen before on the Red Planet, and scientists say the conditions in which such crystals form aren’t associated with the location the rover was exploring.

Since October 2023, the rover has been exploring a region of Mars rich with sulfates, a kind of salt that contains sulfur and forms as water evaporates. But where past detections have been of minerals consisting of a mix of sulfur and other materials, the rock Curiosity recently cracked open is made of elemental, or pure, sulfur.

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NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock

Rocks made of pure sulfur have never been seen before on Mars, and scientists are puzzled what it means for ongoing research of sulfates.

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[AlexB23]

NASA’s old but still kickin’ Curiosity rover drove over a boulder, which crumbled to reveal yellow sulfur crystals.

Rocks made of pure sulfur have never been seen before on the Red Planet, and scientists say the conditions in which such crystals form aren’t associated with the location the rover was exploring.

Since October 2023, the rover has been exploring a region of Mars rich with sulfates, a kind of salt that contains sulfur and forms as water evaporates. But where past detections have been of minerals consisting of a mix of sulfur and other materials, the rock Curiosity recently cracked open is made of elemental, or pure, sulfur.

Continued below.

NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock

Rocks made of pure sulfur have never been seen before on Mars, and scientists are puzzled what it means for ongoing research of sulfates.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

That stinks. No life on Mars.


It is a joke, cos sulfur has a stinky odor.

 

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Rocks made of pure sulfur have never been seen before on the Red Planet, and scientists say the conditions in which such crystals form aren’t associated with the location the rover was exploring.

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