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Study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars
In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...
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Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7-billion-year-old rock
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...
Mars Kept a Secret for 3.5 Billion Years – NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finally Dug It Up
Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover have discovered siderite—an iron carbonate—in the sulfate-rich rocks of Gale Crater, ...
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Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe
NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien ...
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Curiosity rover finds large carbon deposits on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012, and has travelled more than 34 kilometres on the Martian surface. The discovery of carbonate suggests that the atmosphere contained enough carbon ...
Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...
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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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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...