Curiosity finds Martian soil to be similar to Hawaii's

Soil analysis by the Mars rover, Curiosity, has shown that Martian soil is similar to that of Earth's Hawaii.

The comparison came as part of Curiosity's investigation into the mineralogy of soil samples taken from the Rocknest site on Mars after Nasa researchers determined that the soil at that site had not been contaminated by material from Earth.

By: Philippa Warr, Edited by: Olivia Solon

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