Curiosity Discovers Timboy Chaco, Hinting at Mars' Wet Past

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Curiosity Discovers Timboy Chaco, Hinting at Mars' Wet Past
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity photographed a rock face named Timboy Chaco in Gale Crater's Mount Sharp. The pitted, boxwork formations suggest groundwater once flowed through the region, offering new clues about Mars' wetter past and the potential for ancient microbial life.

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