In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

The siderite identified in Curiosity data helps confirm and refine models of Mars's early warm period, more than 3.5 billion ...

NASA says the discovery of carbonate suggests the ancient Martian atmosphere contained enough carbon dioxide to support ...

A treasure trove of clues from Curiosity reveals that ancient Mars once trapped massive amounts of CO2 in its crust, thanks ...

To study Mars’s chemical and mineral makeup, the Curiosity rover drills one to 1.5 inches down into the subsurface, then ...

A photomosaic taken by the Curiosity rover on April 30, 2023, at one drill site in Gale Crater, Mars. Rock powder samples ...

Could Mars have really been home to alien lifeforms? NASA's most recent discovery, made by its Curiosity Rover on the Red ...

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...

The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

The find brings researchers closer to answering the question about whether Mars was ever capable of supporting life.

Learn more about the Curiosity's carbonate discovery on Mars, and what it tells of about Mars' past and Earth's future.