Bismuth (Bi) – The Popular Rainbow Element
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Bismuth (Bi) – The Popular Rainbow Element

Bismuth (Bi) – The Popular Rainbow Element Bismuth Chemical & Physical Properties Bismuth has been known and used by humans for hundreds of years for its host of remarkable properties. The mineral we know as bismuth was originally referred to as Wismut by 15th-century German monks, the name coming from the German phrase meaning “white mass.”…

Geology of Mars - (Articles by Geo Forward) Photograph by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover - sol 68 of the mission.

Geology of Mars

Geology of Mars The geology of Mars is an exciting and breakthrough topic within geoscientific communities, worldwide. As more imagery and geological data come back from the red planet, the geologists at Geo Forward are enthusiastic to share their professional opinions and hypotheses. Especially in regards to Mars rocks, and their similarities to igneous, sedimentary,…

Methane on Mars
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Methane on Mars

Methane on Mars Geologists understand that methane on Mars could relate to possible signs of past life, future sustainability, and similar geological processes to Earth. And sources of methane gas in the Mars atmosphere are presumably from biogenic and petrogenic processes. For example, microbial and thermal decomposition of underground organic matter, or tectonic and volcanic…

Geologic Description of Mars Perseverance Sol 125 Photo Color
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Geologic Description of Mars Perseverance Sol 125 Photo

Geologic Description of Mars Perseverance Sol 125 Photo This geologic description of Mars is possible due to public photographs by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover. This photograph was taken on June 27, 2021 on Earth, or Sol 125 on Mars. The geologic description of Mars by this photograph may be incomplete or pending peer review. And…