Curiosity Rover Finds Diverse Organic Molecules on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a rock on Mars containing the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the planet, including seven previously undetected compounds. The findings, published in Nature, were made using the rover's onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory. The discovery was made in October 2020 at a site nicknamed 'Mary Anning'.
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