1.0Innovation Discoverieshttps://power2innovate.comadminhttps://power2innovate.com/author/admin/Study predicts best times for Curiosity to sample Mars' methane - Innovation Discoveriesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NX487RslXD"><a href="https://power2innovate.com/study-predicts-best-times-for-curiosity-to-sample-mars-methane/">Study predicts best times for Curiosity to sample Mars’ methane</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://power2innovate.com/study-predicts-best-times-for-curiosity-to-sample-mars-methane/embed/#?secret=NX487RslXD" width="600" height="338" title="“Study predicts best times for Curiosity to sample Mars’ methane” — Innovation Discoveries" data-secret="NX487RslXD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/study-predicts-best-ti.jpg800530Conceptual diagram of NASA’s Curiosity rover measuring methane on the surface of Mars. Credit: John P. Ortiz 2022. Since methane was first detected in Mars’ atmosphere 20 years ago, scientists have struggled to uncover its origins and how it is transported around the Red Planet. Measurements from atmospheric samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover at …