NASA's Curiosity Rover Measures Key Life Ingredient on Mars for First Time - SciTechDaily

Newly published research quantifies the presence of organic carbon in Martian rocks. For the first time, scientists using data from NASA’s Curiosity rover measured the total organic carbon – a key component in the molecules of life – in Martian rocks. “Total …

ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryJune 28, 2022 NASAs Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this area at the edge of a location nicknamed Yellowknife Bay. Credit: NASA/JPL-Calte… [+6960 chars]

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