Using filters on the rover's Mast camera (Mastcam) and an instrument which shoots neutrons into the ground to probe for hydrogen, researchers have detected more hydrated minerals near the clay-bearing rock than at locations Curiosity visited earlier in its mission.

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On thermal satellite images, the soil here seemed to retain its heat unusually well a sign that it might contain clay or other hydrated minerals.

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