NASA’s Curiosity Finds Climate Clues on a Martian Mountain
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After spending the better part of a year exploring Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has moved to a new part of Mount Sharp. Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a tour of the rover's new home in the "clay unit," as well as other areas scientists are excited to visit.
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