Mars Stinks: Sulfur Deposits May Make Red Planet Putrid
If youve got a nose for news, heres a bulletin: Mars may smell to high heaven.
Recent revelations about the red planet from NASAs two Mars exploration rovers -- Spirit and Opportunity -- have relayed back details about the volcanic and water-laden landscape.
For example, at the Meridiani Planum site in which the wheeled Opportunity now roves, the robotic field geologist found a very high concentration of sulfur. The chemical form of this sulfur appears to be in magnesium, iron or other sulfate salts
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