Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals.
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers a surprise in a Martian rock
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What is the significance of Sulfur on the planet Mars?
Some microorganisms on Earth use sulfur in their metabolic processes. The presence of sulfur compounds on Mars could have supported similar life forms if they ever existed.
Also, sulfur-bearing minerals, especially sulfates, are often formed in the presence of water. Their presence on Mars suggests past aqueous environments.
Sulphur deposits on Mars?! Well, NOW we know where Captain Kirk learned to make gunpowder!