Scientists said on Tuesday that the probe Curaossite sent by the Department of Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to reach Mars in the first scientific examination of metals on the planet other than Earth to the presence of significant similarities between the Martian soil and volcanic sand soil in Hawaii.
SIP uses X-ray imaging device to detect the atomic composition of Martian soil particles is the first time where the technology is used for the analysis of soil on the planet other than Earth.
Said David Blake, head of the team of scientists responsible for this device in a conference call, "This 22-year journey and a magical moment for me."
The probe found that the Martian sand grains by basaltic soil-like crystals in volcanic regions on earth like Hawaii.
The scientists intend to use this information to find out whether Mars is more planets like Earth in the solar system fit for microbial life.
The probe was dropped in August on Mars inside a giant hole brought about the fall of a meteorite near the planet's equator at the beginning of the mission lasts two years and cost $ 2.5 billion, is the first of its kind since the Viking probes series which dates back to the seventies
