Signs of Perchlorates and Sulfur Containing Compounds
NASA Mars rover Curiosity has detected sulfur, chlorine, and oxygen compounds in fine grains scooped by the rover at a wind drift site called Rocknest. The grains were heated and analyzed using the rover Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite.
- Date
- 2012-12-03
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- NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC
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- JPL
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
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- photograph
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