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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them

NASAWednesday, September 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our…

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our…
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our…

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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  1. NASA published: Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them

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