Comparing Earth And Mars, New Study Shows How Mineral Diversity Is Controlled By Plate Tectonics And Emergence Of Life
More than 6,000 different minerals are known to exist on Earth, but only 161 minerals have been found on Mars. The lack of two important mineral-forming factors explains this discrepancy.
More than 6,000 different minerals are known to exist on Earth, but only 161 minerals have been found on Mars. The lack of two important mineral-forming factors explains this discrepancy.
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