NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

The longest molecules ever found on Mars have been unearthed by NASA's Curiosity rover, and they could mean ... found it to be rich in clay minerals, sulfur, and nitrates. But despite many ...

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 ...

Tutolo joined the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission as a participating ... But only evaporation would lead to highly pure siderite forming in the same geologic layer as the sulfate ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover ... Mars is much richer in iron—that’s why it is the red planet.” The siderite found in the samples was also pure ...

Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars. Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars, bringing ...

Since its touchdown in Jezero Crater in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover ... existed on Mars. Sulfates form when water evaporates, leaving behind minerals rich in sulfur and calcium.

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie while inside Mars' Gale crater on June 15 ... and previous analyses found it to be rich in clay minerals, sulfur, and nitrates. But despite many thorough ...

A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination. | Credit: ...