File:Native sulfur on Mars!.jpg

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English: Discovered May 30, 2024, when the Curiosity rover happened to drive over this outcrop and crack it open. See https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-views-sulfur-crystals-within-a-crushed-rock/ for the details. FOV about 5 inches (13 centimeters) across from left to right. First native sulfur found on Mars!
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Native sulfur on Mars! Discovered May 30, 2024, when the Curiosity rover happened to drive over this outcrop and crack it open.

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