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Science

Kutch soil lays new ground for studying Mars surface

Reported by The Times of India 26 Oct 2026, 12:02 am IST 1 min read

PRL and IIT-Gandhinagar study Kutch’s natrojarosite as a Mars soil analogue, improving spectral identification from rover/orbiter data and past Mars climate insights.

Mars in Kutch Ahmedabad: Yellowish-brown soil near Mata no Madh in Lakhpat taluka in Kutch, about 80km from Bhuj, may look like any other soil to the untrained eye. But to scientists studying Mars, the Kutch soil offers a mineral similar to one found... [2569 chars]

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Section: Science
Places: Gujarat
First reported by: The Times of India
Published: Monday, 26 October 2026, 12:02 am IST
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