SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 17, 2025Science News

A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon

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NASA's Curiosity rover discovered siderite, a carbon-bearing mineral, in Mars' Gale crater, providing the first evidence of a carbon cycle on the Red Planet. This finding suggests Mars lost its warm climate due to a slow carbon cycle, as the surface rocks absorbed more carbon than they released, explaining the planet's dramatic drying and loss of atmosphere.

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