NASA Curiosity Rover Fins Evidence of Water on Mars

Many of you may know that NASA has a new rover on Mars called Curiosity. Yesterday the rover found evidence of an ancient stream bed and water flowing on the Martian Surface. This is particularly neat as in our NY Unit we will always be talking about how "Rocks Tell A Story". The rocks we see today on the Earth, on our geology trip, and even on Mars tell us about past conditions on the Earth.

Click on the image below to go the the NASA article on this great discovery. Be sure to read the entire article and also click on the images to get larger versions of what the rover captured in its cameras.

When you are done be prepared to explain how the rocks types, shapes, and location tell the story of flowing water on Mars.

Also found on the NASA website one of the scientists on the Curiosity Team explaining how what they found on Mars in the crater is similar to what is found in Death Valley, California
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