Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Curiosity dates rock, finds potential good news for astronauts and search for life
The chances of life having once existed on Mars got a boost this week alongside good news for astronauts on any future expeditions to the Red Planet. Six papers from Curiosity team members presented to the autumn meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco revealed that they had directly dated their first Martian rock, gave details of an ancient lake where life may once of existed, and found new evidence about the radiation hazards that explorers and colonists may one day face... Continue Reading Curiosity dates rock, finds potential good news for astronauts and search for life
Section: Space
Tags: Curiosity Rover, Geology, Life, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA,Radiation
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