pure sulfur crystal
NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally uncovered pure sulfur crystals on Mars
NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock. And it looks like the area is filled with it. It's an unexpected discovery -- while minerals containing sulfur have been observed on the Red Planet, elemental sulfur on its own has never been seen there before. "It forms in only a narrow range of conditions that scientists haven't associated with the history of this location," according to NASA. Curiosity cracked open the rock on May 30 while driving in a region known as the Gediz Vallis channel, where similar rocks were seen all around.
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