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This image shows the Amapari Marker Band, a winding region where NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered unexpected signs of an ancient lake. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

Curiosity Finds Chemical Traces of Ancient Shallow Lake in Gale Crater

Apr 22, 2026 by News Staff

Using data from the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover, planetary scientists found minerals with high amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc...