Curiosity Analyzes First Taste of Martian Soil
The Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument inside NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has made the first definitive inventory of minerals present in a sample of Martian soil. The analysis showing a composition similar to that of volcanic-origin soils in Hawaii is filling gaps and adding confidence in earlier estimates of the mineralogical makeup of the dust and fine sand widespread on the Red Planet.
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