Martian chemistry: how the Curiosity rover detected organic compounds on Mars
Julia Rock-Torcivia
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover found organic molecules that have never been seen before on Mars. A rock that the rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on Mars, NASA announced last week. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample, seven of them had never… The post Martian chemistry: how the Curiosity rover detected organic compounds on Mars appeared first on Research & Development World .