Curiosity shows off its spiffy new drill
A 2.5 inch-deep hole may seem like a small accomplishment, but it’s a first in space exploration. NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled its first hole on Mars, taking a sample from […]
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So, what exactly did Curiosity find?
In short, carbon. Specifically, chlorinated methane gas, which contains carbon. Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument also found traces of water, sulfur, and perchlorate salts, but naturally the building blocks […]
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