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Cosmic rays hit Mars crust, help make atmosphere
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found evidence that chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. It’s another clue that the history of the Red Planet’s atmosphere is more complex and interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, cosmic rays, Curiosity, Gale Crater, krypton, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, SAM, Sample Analysis at Mars, xenon
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Curiosity sniffs out history of Mars atmosphere
NASA’s Curiosity rover is using a new experiment to better understand the history of the Martian atmosphere by analyzing xenon. While NASA’s Curiosity rover concluded its detailed examination of the rock layers of the “Pahrump Hills” in Gale Crater on … Continue reading
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Tagged argon, atmosphere, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, SAM, Sample Analysis at Mars, xenon
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