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NASA Curiosity Rover Updates on Martian Exploration

Updated 2026-09-30 23:55 UTC 1 source Neutral

The NASA Curiosity rover has encountered a change in rock texture, leading to new insights into how minerals can be detected on Mars.

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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our recent sulfate unit works
2026-09-30 23:37 UTC
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