the rover discovered something surprising: yellow crystals of elemental sulfur, also known as brimstone. This marks the first time sulfur has been found on Mars in its pure elemental form ...

"It shouldn't be there, so now we have to explain it." NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an abundance of pure sulfur on Mars after it recently drove over a rock and cracked it open, stunning ...

NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS As NASA’s Curiosity rover rolled across ... revealed yellow crystals of sulfur in its pure elemental form—a first-ever discovery on Mars. The accidental find, which ...

A discovery is shared by the older Curiosity rover NASA, claiming that pure sulfur crystals have manifested themselves on Mars, a first for the space agency and the planet. This specific area is ...

Yellow sulfur crystals captured by a camera onboard the Curiosity Rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover ran over a rock, which cracked open to reveal pure sulfur crystals.

The Curiosity rover made an accidental discovery ... come across many different types of sulfur on Mars, the discovery marks the first time they found pure sulfur. "Usually, it's coupled with ...

The sulfur rocks were too small and brittle for Curiosity to sample with a drill, so the rover parked near a large rock nicknamed Mammoth Lakes nearby. There, the rover used a drill at the end of ...

Last year, the Curiosity rover basically fell into a discovery of sulfur on Mars. "Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert," said Ashwin Vasavada ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an abundance of pure sulfur on Mars after it recently drove over a rock and cracked it open, stunning scientists. The six-wheeled rover has spotted sulfur on ...

NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock. And it looks ...

Yellowish greenish crystals of pure sulfur were discovered after NASA's Mars Curiosity rover crushed over a rock. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered rocks made of ...