Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate


Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker for understanding Mars' ancient climate.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on NASA

Read more on:

Photo of NASA

NASA

Photo of Martian

Martian

Photo of mineralogical marker

mineralogical marker

Related news:

News photo

NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires

News photo

Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle

News photo

NASA Announces “Realignment” Toward Human Spaceflight - Eos