"The last four months have been a whirlwind for the science team, and we still feel that Witch Hazel Hill has more to tell us." ...

Unlike oil or coal, hydrogen doesn’t need to be burned. When used in fuel cells or combustion engines, its only emission is ...

Some of these, like the "Tablelands" sample, contain serpentine minerals, which form when water interacts with iron- and magnesium-rich volcanic rock. These types of minerals are particularly ...

northwest to another scientifically intriguing rock, dubbed “Tablelands.” Data from the rover’s instruments indicates that Tablelands is made almost entirely of serpentine minerals ...

Close to Silver Mountain, the rover examined a rock resembling serpentine — minerals that form when water chemically alters volcanic rock. This transformation, called serpentinization ...

Click image to enlarge. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS Data from the rover’s instruments showed that this rock is made almost entirely of serpentine minerals. These form when water interacts with ...

However, attempts to core the fragile igneous rocks failed, as they crumbled during the drilling process. Another significant find lies 520 feet from the igneous outcrop: a boulder named “Tablelands,” ...