By The Associated Press - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 0 Comments
[View the story "Curiosity Rover collects bedrock sample from
Mars" on Storify] LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA scientists say
tests on a Mars rock show the planet could have supported
primitive life. The analysis was done by the rover Curiosity,
which drilled into the rock, crushed it and tested a tiny
sample. The rover was the first spacecraft sent to Mars that
could collect a sample from deep inside a rock. At a briefing at
NASA’s Washington headquarters on Tuesday, NASA scientist said
the rock contains clay minerals that formed in a watery
environment — an environment that may be favourable for
microscopic organisms. Curiosity had already found a hint of the
site’s watery past — an ancient streambed that the six-wheel
rover crossed to get to the flat bedrock. The rover made a
dramatic landing near the Mars equator last August for a two-
year mission. By The Associated Press - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
at 6:40 AM - 0 Comments LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Curi