Saturday 20 December 2014

Goddard instrument makes first detection of organic matter on Mars

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Goddard instrument makes first detection of organic matter on Mars
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2014 - The team responsible for the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite on NASA's Curiosity rover has made the first definitive detection of organic molecules at Mars. Organic molecules are the building blocks of all known forms of terrestrial life, and consist of a wide variety of molecules made primarily of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. However, organic molecules can also be ma ... more


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