A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of ...

WASHINGTON — A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it ...

Tutolo says. Now, the Curiosity rover has found a carbonate mineral called siderite on a mountain in the ancient lakebed in the Gale crater. “We found it here, for the first time,” Tutolo says.

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s Curiosity rover may have just solved the mystery.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover sees its tracks receding into the distance at the 'Ubajara' site. This site is where the rover made the discovery of siderite, a mineral that may help explain the ...

Object Details Discipline Mineral Sciences Region US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV) Description This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius ...

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it boasted ...