Heaven on Earth: Cosmic Particles and Extraterrestrial Rocks Reveal Our Beginnings [Slide Show]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 12:06
in Astronomy & Space
Soon, the jeep-size rover Curiosity will trace its first six-wheeled tracks over the Martian surface. Over the next 23 months, Curiosity will scoop dust and drill into rocks for clues to the Red Planet's past. Although those samples won't make it back to Earth, some Martian rocks are already catalogued and preserved here as part of NASA's astromaterials collection . [More]