Curiosity uses X-rays to examine samples on the Red Planet – a first for a Mars mission
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 05:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —During the nearly 14 months that it has spent on the red planet, Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, has revealed a great deal about Mars' composition and history. Analysis of observations and measurements by the rover's science instruments during the first four months after the August 2012 landing are detailed in a series of five papers in last week's edition of the journal Science.