Ancient Mars may have been surprisingly similar to planet Earth, a NASA rover has revealed.
Using the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover, research teams from the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space Science in New Mexico, and Applications group, made a strange discovery in the lakebed rocks of the red planet’s Gale Crater. This crater is likely part of a dry lake, and is estimated to be around 3.5 to 3.8 billion years old.
They found a high amount of the chemical element manganese. This chemical is vital for the human body to stay healthy and is commonly found in shallow waters on the Earth’s lake shores.
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By Robyn White – Nature Reporter:
Ancient Mars may have been surprisingly similar to planet Earth, a NASA rover has revealed.
Using the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover, research teams from the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space Science in New Mexico, and Applications group, made a strange discovery in the lakebed rocks of the red planet’s Gale Crater. This crater is likely part of a dry lake, and is estimated to be around 3.5 to 3.8 billion years old.
They found a high amount of the chemical element manganese. This chemical is vital for the human body to stay healthy and is commonly found in shallow waters on the Earth’s lake shores.
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