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(Credit: NASA<\/span>\/<abbr title=\"Jet Propulsion Laboratory\">JPL<\/abbr>–Caltech<\/span>\/<abbr title=\"Malin Space Science Systems\">MSSS<\/abbr>)<\/figcaption> \n\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/p>\n<time>2024-09-23<\/time><\/p>\n \n <\/p>\nIn <time datetime=\"2024-05\">May\u00a02024<\/time>, while the Curiosity rover was exploring the rugged Martian terrain, it rolled over a rock that cracked open, revealing a surprising discovery: glimmering sulfur crystals. Something never seen before on the red planet!<\/p>\n <\/p>\nThese crystals are pure, elemental sulfur, which is unexpected on Mars. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (<abbr>APXS<\/abbr>), Canada’s contribution to Curiosity, played an important role in this discovery. Mounted on Curiosity’s robotic arm, the Canadian instrument bombarded the sulfur with X-rays and alpha particles, revealing their true elemental nature.<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<figure class=\"col-md-9 mrgn-tp-sm mrgn-bttm-md\"> \n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/images\/astronomie\/mars\/instrument-canadien-sur-curiosity-permet-determiner-nature-cristaux-decouverts-mars-cristaux-soufre.jpg\" class=\"full-width\" alt=\"Yellow crystals of elemental sulfur on Mars\"\/> <figcaption class=\"caption small\">Yellow crystals of elemental sulfur captured by Curiosity’s Mast Camera. (Credit: NASA<\/span>\/<abbr title=\"Jet Propulsion Laboratory\">JPL<\/abbr>–Caltech<\/span>\/<abbr title=\"Malin Space Science Systems\">MSSS<\/abbr>)<\/figcaption> \n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/p>\nSulfur forms under very specific conditions, so finding it in pure, elemental form suggests Mars may have experienced environments we never imagined. 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