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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Big Surprise: When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile lump of mineral in May of last year, the deposit broke open, revealing yellow crystals of elemental sulfur, known as brimstone


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