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Boron Discovered in Ancient Habitable Mars Groundwater

Multimedia ·
OSTI ID:1338938
Boron was recently discovered in calcium-sulfate veins on Mars using the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover. This is the first Mars mission to detect boron on the Red Planet. Los Alamos Post-Doctoral Student Patrick Gasda explains how this discovery helps us better understand the timescale of habitability on Mars.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI ID:
1338938
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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