Sunday, July 21, 2024

Crystals Reveal 'Mind-blowing' Finding on Mars

The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur.

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... And it all began when the 1-ton rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open ...

Cool. A discovery made that was not intended to be made. Someone monitoring the rover was alert.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-21 11:14 AM

A discovery made that was not intended to be made.

So was Godzilla. :-)

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-07-21 11:27 AM

@#1

Not sure why that comment was tagged as "funny."

But... what ever.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-22 12:52 AM

I would say it is a 'neat find'. And most certainly fortuitous.

Certainly not 'mind blowing' to find Brimstone (pure sulfur rock)
on what was in the past, a very volcanically active planet. To be
expected I would argue.

Mind blowing would be like finding Adobe Dwellings on the cliffs of
Mars, as in the Sci-Fi book 'Red Mars' by Ben Bova. THAT would be
'mind blowing'.

#4 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-07-22 07:39 AM

This is the real reason why Biden chose not to run for reelection.

#5 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-07-22 07:52 PM

apnews.com

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-07-22 07:57 PM

"Crystals Reveal 'Mind-blowing' Finding on Mars"

They found Meth on Mars! The Icemen cometh! This will really explode the marketplace. Quick, someone inform the Sackler family, stat.

#7 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2024-07-22 08:34 PM

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