“Finding ancient organic molecules in the top 5 centimeters of rock — that was deposited when Mars may have been habitable — bodes well for us to learn the story of organic molecules on Mars with future missions that will drill deeper.” – Jen Eigenbrode, Ph.D., Mars Research Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center, MD.
“Are there signs of life on Mars? We don’t know, but these results tell us we are on the right track.”
– Michael Meyer, Ph.D., Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarter
NASA held a livestreaming press conference today, on June 7th, 2018, to announce that the Curiosity Rover on Mars has confirmed both seasonal methane and organic molecules. Will evidence of life be next?
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