NASA's Curiosity rover and its suite of advanced tools have revealed all kinds of fascinating facts about Mars, but scientists here on Earth have now uncovered a surprising characteristic through one of its more rudimentary instruments. Using an accelerometer similar to what you'd find in a smartphone, the researchers have now been able to gather more precise density measurements of its rocky layers, finding it to be much more porous than previously thought.
.. Continue Reading Curiosity's gravity instruments reveal new holes in the story of MarsCategory: Space
Tags:
from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2SmRWwo
No comments:
Post a Comment