The Mars rover made an incredible discovery on the Red Planet after accidentally splitting a rock. Yellow sulfur crystals ...

But after it drilled into another rock nearby, it found that the crystals were made of pure sulfur. Previously, sulfur had been identified on Mars. However, it was combined with other elements in ...

Although scientists have come across many different types of sulfur on Mars, the discovery marks the first time they found pure sulfur. "Usually, it's coupled with oxygen and other elements that ...

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NASA 's Curiosity rover captured this extremely wide snapshot as it traversed its extraterrestrial stomping grounds in Gale ...

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 ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover made a “mind-blowing” discovery on Mars — yellowish-green crystals of pure sulfur, never before seen on Earth’s mysterious red neighbor, according to scientists.

Yellow sulfur crystals captured by a camera onboard the Curiosity Rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover ran over a rock, which cracked open to reveal pure sulfur crystals.

Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time sulfur has been found on the red planet in its pure elemental form. What's even more exciting is that the Gediz Vallis ...

Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time sulfur has been found on the red planet in its pure elemental form. What's even more exciting is that the Gediz Vallis ...