NASA Rover Zaps Mars Rocks and Finds Gemstone Surprise

NASA Rover Zaps Mars Rocks and Finds Gemstone Surprise

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered corundum—the crystalline mineral behind rubies and sapphires—within three pale, plagioclase-rich rocks along the rim of Jezero Crater. Laser Spectroscopy Reveals Martian Corundum When NASA’s Perseverance rover … Read More

Perseverance Rover Successfully Operates Self-Driving Systems on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully operated its self-driving vehicle systems on Mars while studying ancient rocks in Jezero Crater dating back roughly 4 billion years. Meanwhile, Amazon-owned Zoox recalled 105 … Read More