Scientists May Have Learned How a 3-Mile-High Mountain on Mars Formed
This mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows Mount Sharp in a white-balanced color adjustment that makes the sky look overly blue but shows the terrain as if under Earthlike lighting. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) At a Glance Researchers discovered a way to measure surface gravity on Mars.They used accelerometers on the rover Curiosity as gravimeters.Rock under the base of Mount Sharp was less dense than expected. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has roamed the Red Planet...