Atmospheric time capsules: Why scientists are intrigued by air in NASA’s Mars sample tubes

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover stores rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on Earth’s surface for retrieval on future missions, as shown in this illustration. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Tucked away at every rock and soil sample collected by NASA‘s Perseverance rover is a potential boon for atmospheric scientists. NASA’s perseverance Mars Rover is collecting samples on … Read more

Why scientists are intrigued by the air in NASA’s Mars sample tubes

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! This image shows the rock core of “Berea” in the drill of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Each core the rover takes is about the size of a piece of classroom chalk: 0.5 inches (13 millimeters) in diameter and 2.4 inches (60 millimeters) … Read more

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Lava tubes and water frost found on Mars offer double opportunities in the search for life

Olympus Mons seen here in an image from the Trace Gas Orbiter with frost on top. PC ESA DLR FU Berlin University of Berlin. Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website covering nature, politics, science, health and travel. Even more evidence of liquid water on Mars has been discovered by a European … Read more