Curiosity has been exploring a region of Mars that’s rich with sulfates. But NASA says this is the first time the rover has found pure, or elemental, sulfur.

Mars Rover accidentally ran over a rock and broke it open — revealing mysterious yellow crystals inside More life-related ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an abundance of pure sulfur on Mars after it recently drove over a rock and cracked it open, stunning scientists. The six-wheeled rover has spotted sulfur on ...

NASA Curiosity Rover Finds Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. NASA JPL shared a new report on the latest discovery by Curiosity as it passed through rocks in the Gediz Vallis ...

Yellow sulfur crystals captured by a camera onboard the Curiosity Rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover ran over a rock, which cracked open to reveal pure sulfur crystals.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has made a remarkable discovery: the first-ever finding of pure sulfur crystals on Mars. This finding was captured by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) on June 7th.

The Curiosity rover made an accidental discovery on Mars – and uncovered a mineral never before found in its pure form on the Red Planet. As the rover rolled over the planet's rocky surface on ...

This marks the first time pure elemental sulfur has been found on Mars, leaving scientists both excited and puzzled. “Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the ...

NASA's Mars rover finds pure sulphur on the red planet for the first time Curiosity breaks a Mars rock, revealing pure yellow sulfur. This surprising, first-time discovery is unexplained.

NASA Curiosity Mars rover finds elemental sulfur on the Red Planet for the first time. ... "Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert," said Ashwin ...

Recent image of elemental sulfur crystals obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems) “Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered rocks made of pure sulfur on the surface of Mars for the first time. Scientists were stunned when the 1-tonne rover drover over a rock, cracked it open and ...