Within its first three months on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity
Rover saw a surprising diversity of soils and sediments along a half-kilometer
route that tell a complex story about the gradual desiccation of the Red
Planet.
Diversity of Martian soils leaves Los Alamos scientists
thirsty for more
Perhaps most notable among findings from the ChemCam team is
that all of the dust and fine soil contains small amounts of water.