Mars' Atmosphere Was Likely More Oxygen-Rich Long Ago

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 06:41 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Curiosity rover has detected high concentrations of manganese oxide minerals in Red Planet rocks, suggesting that the Martian atmosphere contained more oxygen billions of years ago than it does today, researchers said.

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