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Related: About this forumCuriosity breaks rock to reveal dazzling white interior
A rock crushed under the Curiosity Mars rover's wheels has dazzled mission scientists in more ways than one.
Mars is supposed to be the Red Planet, but the rock - dubbed "Tintina" - is a brilliant shade of white.
The unusual colour indicates the presence of hydrated minerals that formed when water flowed through the robot's landing site in ancient times.
Water-bearing minerals in Tintina and elsewhere add to the growing catalogue of water evidence at this location.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21340279
Mars is supposed to be the Red Planet, but the rock - dubbed "Tintina" - is a brilliant shade of white.
The unusual colour indicates the presence of hydrated minerals that formed when water flowed through the robot's landing site in ancient times.
Water-bearing minerals in Tintina and elsewhere add to the growing catalogue of water evidence at this location.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21340279
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Curiosity breaks rock to reveal dazzling white interior (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2013
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niyad
(113,518 posts)1. thanks
arcane1
(38,613 posts)2. Go, Curiosity!!!
lastlib
(23,266 posts)3. Curiosity ROCKS!!!
jeffrey_pdx
(222 posts)4. Curiosity is awesome!
Though I did hear it likes to kill cats, which is not good
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)9. ah, yes ... curiousity did kill the cat however,
satisfaction brought it back
nikto
(3,284 posts)5. Looks like...
A moist, creamy filling.
Yum!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)6. "hydrated minerals"? As in limestone or salt?
This could mean some really cool caves.
BB1
(798 posts)7. Can't wait to see the paintings inside!!
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)8. Looks like icing .
Maybe its a fossilised bun.