NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Signs of an Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars


NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to search for signs that Mars’ Gale Crater conditions could support microbial life. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{“attribute”:”data-cmtooltip”, “format”:”html”}]” tabindex=”0″ role=”link”>NASA’s Curiosity rover indicate there were once habitable conditions in the Gale Crater on DOI: 10.1029/2023JE007923

Funding: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory





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