Curiosity Rover Makes Big Water Discovery in Mars Dirt, a 'Wow Moment'
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Future Mars explorers should be able to get all the water they need out of the red dirt beneath their boots, a new study suggests. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found that surface soil on the Red Planet contains about 2 percent water by weight.