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NASA Curiosity Rover discovers rocks of sulphur on Mars: Know what scientists say

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover makes a rare discovery on the red planet, Mars. Check the details to know more about the new findings.

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In a recent discovery, NASA’s Curiosity Rover made a groundbreaking discovery on planet Mars.

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According to the reports, the NASA rover cracked a rock and revealed yellow and green crystals on Mars.

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The yellow and green crystals are expected to be the crystals of sulphur. It was also revealed that bright rocks were found in the entire field.

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Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said, “I think it’s the strangest find of the whole mission and the most unexpected.”

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Over the course of the Mars mission, the Curiosity Rover has made some rare discoveries such as the presence of organic matter, lakes, and more.

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Now, the discovery of sulphur crystal will be added to the list of rare Mars discoveries. Scientists also reported the presence of calcium sulphate in the rocks.

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However, the team were not able to collect the samples due to the rock size being extremely small.

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