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NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers metal‑rich hotspot tied to ancient Martian lake
- April 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc ever found together in Gale Crater on Mars. Minerals with these metals were found in remarkably well-preserved ripples in rocks, indicating the high likelihood that a shallow lake existed at this location. The findings are published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
Originally published at Phys.org