Tag: Mars Science Laboratory

  • Curiosity “Tastes” Martian Air

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    Alicia Chang, science writer for the AP, relays some interesting information discovered by Curiosity about the Martian atmosphere: The Curiosity rover has tasted Mars’ air: It’s made mostly of carbon dioxide with hints of other gases. There was a small surprise: Viking found nitrogen to be the second most abundant gas in the Martian air,…

  • Martian Atmosphere Destroyed Billions of Years Ago

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    CNN’s Elizabeth Landau highlights new findings by NASA’s Mars rover Curiousity: Two new studies in the journal Science this week suggest that the Martian atmosphere hasn’t changed much in terms of chemical composition in the past 4 billion years. It’s much thinner than our planet’s atmosphere, and the mix of ingredients isn’t friendly to living…