Rover with LANL camera finds evidence of 'Earth-like environment' on Mars
After almost 12 years probing Mars, the Curiosity rover is still making discoveries that have scientists, well, curious.
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After almost 12 years probing Mars, the Curiosity rover is still making discoveries that have scientists, well, curious.
Could mud cracks have meant seasonal climate patterns on the Red Planet?
Mars may have seen dry and wet season cycles and thus, may have been habitable at some point in its past, according to scientists.
Mars may have seen dry and wet season cycles and thus, may have been habitable at some point in its past, according to scientists.
New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen seasonal weather patterns or even flash floods.