Yellow sulfur crystals captured by a camera onboard the Curiosity Rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover ran over a rock, which cracked open to reveal pure sulfur crystals.

Scientists nicknamed the 5-inch sample of yellow sulfur crystals "Convict Lake" after a lake in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, according to NASA. Curiosity snapped photos of the piece of ...

NASA JPL shared a new report on the latest discovery by Curiosity as it passed through rocks in the Gediz Vallis Channel, accidentally stumbling upon pure sulfur crystals in the area. The rover ...

The crystals are pure sulfur, a first-time find on Mars. While researchers are intrigued, it is not fully known why it formed in this region.

NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally and unexpectedly discovered pure sulfur hiding in plain sight, blending in with the Red Planet's surface. Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025. New Delhi o C.

Curiosity, NASA's Mars rover, accidentally cracked open a seemingly ordinary rock, revealing an unexpected yellow substance inside.

Did life ever exist on Mars, and if so, how did it get there? This is the goal of NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has traversed Gale Crater on Mars since 2012. But a recent finding by the car-sized ...

Pure sulfur, on the other hand, only forms under a very narrow set of conditions, which are not known to have occurred in the region of Mars where Curiosity made its discovery.