Curiosity Detects Key Mineral Mapped from Orbit, Investigates Beautiful Layering at Mars Mountain Foothills

NASA’s Curiosity rover scans around the Pahrump Hills outcrop at the base of Mount Sharp in this photo mosaic stitched from raw images taken on Sol 795, Nov. 1, 2014. Credit: NASA/JPL/Marco Di Lorenzo/Ken Kremer-kenkremer.com

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected a mineral mapped from orbit during her first drill campaign at the foothills of [...]