A discovery is shared by the older Curiosity rover NASA, claiming that pure sulfur crystals have manifested themselves on Mars, a first for the space agency and the planet. This specific area is believed to be filled with said sulfur crystals which Curiosity accidentally discovered as it was passing over a rock, and researchers claim this has never been seenbefore.
This latest finding expands more of what NASA knows about the Red Planet, making it a significant learning about what Mars has to offer.
NASA JPL shared a new report on the latest discovery by Curiosity as it passed through rocks in the Gediz Vallis Channel, accidentally stumbling upon pure sulfur crystals in the area. The rover later crushed the rocks open and found elemental sulfur there, believed to be pure, and is different from the popularly-believed element in the Earth as this isodorless.
The entire field of bright rocks in the Valley is believed to be filled with pure sulfur crystals which was a first for the entire scientific world in its knowledge of Mars
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