NASA’s Mars Curiosity finds high concentration of silica
Q. NASA Mars Curiosity rover has found high concentrations of which chemical to help scientists learn about ancient wet environment on the red planet?- Published on 21 Dec 15a. Silica
b. Calcium
c. Magnesium
d. Cadmium
ANSWER: Silica
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover has found high concentrations of silica- a rock forming chemical seen on earth as quartz that could help scientists acquire information about the wet environment on the red planet. Curiosity also found higher concentrations of silica at some sites studied in the past 7 months. Recent findings on Mount Sharp link to findings by earlier River which discovered sulphuric acid.
