Category: Life on Mars

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Rock Eaters, Will Curiosity Find Them? (Issue #13)

by: Nicole Willett Last week NASA’s Curiosity rover made history by drilling into the first rock on another planet.  The rock, named John Klein, had a hole drilled that was 0.63 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches deep.  Surprisingly, the soil beneath the iron red surface was bright grey.  The soil sample has been sent to the suite of instruments in

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Mars and Meteorites (Issue #10) UPDATED 10/27/2013

by: Nicole Willett *****UPDATE***** NASA has released information pertaining to the origin of Martian meteorites.  The Curiosity Rover has used its Sample Analysis at Mars instrument to analyze the composition of the atmosphere of the Red Planet.  The scientists paid close attention to two isotopes of Argon that are present in the atmosphere of Mars. 

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