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Mineral Detected from Orbit Found in Dark Veneers
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Mineral Detected from Orbit Found in Dark Veneers

Mineral Detected from Orbit Found in Dark Veneers

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Researchers used NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to find a water-related mineral on the ground that had been detected from orbit, and found it in the dark veneer of rocks on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

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Researchers used NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to find a water-related mineral on the ground that had been detected from orbit, and found it in the dark veneer of rocks on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

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