Icy secrets underneath Curiosity Mars Rover wheels

Curiosity rover on Mars brings to light evidence of ancient water presence through mineral veins captured in high-resolution images on Sol 4202 (2024-06-01). These mineral veins, composed of calcium sulfate akin to Earth's gypsum. The distinct formations suggest past interactions of liquid water with Martian rock, where dissolved minerals precipitated to create these veins.
Such discoveries bolster the theory of Mars' watery past. The visualization of Curiosity's Mastcam location presented in the end of this video. Detailed mineralogical analysis, utilizing instruments onboard Curiosity, indicates that the calcium sulfate within the veins exhibits a crystalline structure consistent with gypsum. Additionally, the presence of other trace elements, such as magnesium and sodium, further supports the hypothesis of aqueous alteration processes.
The morphology of the veins, characterized by their branching patterns and varying thicknesses, suggests a dynamic hydrological system with fluctuations in water availability and flow rates.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Source RAW-image from NASA: mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/...
Animation, visuals and source images processing made by iGadgetPro
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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Cracked rock shows mineral veins
1:10 - Micro imager MAHLI close-up footage
1:55 - Composition of calcium sulfate look like ice
2:39 - Huge deposit of ice-like formations under broken rock
3:22 - Visualisations of Curiosity Rover and Red Planet
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[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Fascinating! 🤨👍👍

[@treestandsafety3996]

Remnants of life everywhere...

[@paisfr]

Bonjour, Fantastique ! dommage qu'il n' y a pas les senteurs ou les odeurs 😊♨️

[@jonjosenna5581]

Okay that’s water 💧
Why is this not headline news?!

[@chrisantoniou4366]

If it's water, but it should be headlines regardless...

[@adarsh4764]

I think its Frozen mineral salt instead of just ice.

[@MattNolanCustom]

It's gypsum. Not water but evidence suggesting past water.

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Jolies images de la Lune, brunie façon Mars! Cela se voit très bien en fin de vidéo! Pour ceux qui suivent... Stéph.

[@SansSouciSack]

Oooh, and spooky music to enhance the visuals. A day coming soon, to unlock all the lies!

[@subaruimprezageorgi9595]

Простых людей интересует была ли жизнь на марсе

[@00001111henry]

Chinese rover videotape. Like 👍🏻 you over there on the Mars.

[@JosBcan]

...and how much money did they spend on this adventure? - but unable to confirm found samples of water or not?

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Minerals

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Martian Crack

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Kristalle. 3:08

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elon musk want to take 1M people to mars. would you ?

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Send all MAGA tramps !! 😎💙

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Поставте старую музыку!!!