Corundum Discovered by SuperCam and the Perseverance Rover at Jezero Crater, Mars
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Perseverance found traces of chromium-bearing corundum in Jezero Crater. The origin of this strange Martian mineral is still unclear.
NASA's rover Perseverance continues to reveal surprising secrets about Mars. By analyzing three clear rocks in the Jezero Crater, the vehicle detected corindon with chromium, a mineral that, on Earth, is at the origin...
Laser Fire From Perseverance Lights Up Ruby Mineral in Jezero Crater Rocks
NASA’s Perseverance aimed its SuperCam laser at ordinary looking pale rocks scattered along the rim of Jezero Crater and the returning light carried a clear signature of something never confirmed on Mars before. Chromium bearing corundum showed up in the data, the same crystalline aluminum oxide that forms rubies and sapphires on Earth. The signal [...]
The NASA robot has analyzed pale rock fragments. It has discovered a rare mineral in the Jezero crater. It is the corundum. A crystal-clear material forms the rubies and the terrestrial sapphires. Such a finding upsets our understanding of the ... Read more The article Unexpected discovery of corundum on Mars by Perseverance appeared first on Fredzone.
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