Deep inside of an ice core located in Antarctica is a mineral that is very rare on Earth but quite common on Mars. Researchers described the brittle, yellowish/brown mineral called jarosite as being created in the same manner both on Earth and on Mars – by dust that was trapped inside of ancient ice.
It was NASA’s Opportunity rover that discovered the jarosite at several different locations on Mars back in 2004 when it drove over layers of the mineral. Scientists definitely weren’t expecting to find it as it needs water, iron, potassium, sulfate, and acidic conditions in order to form which are not easy to find on the Red Planet.
¿Qué es la jarosita encontrada en la Antártida común en Marte?
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Encuentran en la Antártida un mineral que es común en Marte y raro en la Tierra
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Jarosita, mineral muy común en Marte, es hallado en las profundidades del hielo de la Antártida
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Marte | Un mineral raro en la Tierra puede resolver un misterio de Marte
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