“Yellow treasure”: incredible NASA discovery inside a rock on Mars

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (POT), via his rover Curiositya motor vehicle designed to travel on the surface of Marsfound a “yellow treasure” inside a rock that has opened a new investigation into the location of this element in this precise place.

According to what was mentioned by the space agency, the rover Curiositythanks to its almost 900 kilograms of weight, broke a rock located on the surface of Mars last May.

The above, according to what was reported, caused said element to “open” revealing the presence of yellow crystals of pure sulfur inside.

Why is the presence of pure sulfur inside a rock on Mars so important?

Despite the common presence of sulfates on the surface of the so-called “red” planet, the project scientist Curiosity, Ashwin Vasavadarevealed that finding sulfur in this state is something totally unusual, this being the first time a discovery of this type has been made.

Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert.”

According to the same specialist, the place where the rover accidentally broke the rock, the channel Gediz Vallisis full of rocks with the same characteristics as the “open” one by Curiosity.

Due to the above, it is suggested that pure or elemental sulfur may be abundant in this area of ​​the planet and its surroundings. Likewise, and from this finding, Vasavada mentioned that this finding has motivated those responsible for the project Curiosity to discover the reason why the shattered rock had these elements inside.

It shouldn’t be there, so now we have to explain it. Discovering strange and unexpected things is what makes planetary exploration so exciting.”

He sulfurin its pure state, is only formed from a series of very strict conditions and characteristics. Given this, and due to the recent discovery, new questions have been opened about the geological history of Mars.

This element, likewise, is vital for human life, since after converting to sulfate, when mixed with other minerals in water, it produces two of the essential amino acids that living organisms need for the production of proteins.

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