NASA samples Mars soil for the first time

James Dohnert
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Life On Mars? Not yet

The Curiosity rover has analyzed Martian soil for the first time ever. Among the findings from the first study of Martian soil, Curiosity found that dirt on Mars contains water, sulfur and chlor...

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