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Dark, Pitted, and Possibly Alien: The Skull Hill Rock That Has Scientists Stumped
NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...
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The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...
Here’s What to Know About Rare Earth Minerals and Renewable Energy
Rare earths, on the other hand, have narrower supply chains and are often more difficult to extract, requiring more ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover finds elusive carbonate minerals on Mars
A photomosaic taken by the Curiosity rover on April 30, 2023, at one drill site in Gale Crater, Mars. Rock powder samples ...
Curiosity Finds First In Situ Evidence of Carbon Cycle on Ancient Mars
The siderite identified in Curiosity data helps confirm and refine models of Mars's early warm period, more than 3.5 billion ...
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A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon
The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.
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Rare earth minerals aren't rare, but the U.S. is having a hard time getting them
China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran ...
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Crystal clues on Mars point to watery and possibly life-supporting past
A new study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface -- findings that bring scientists one ...