Perseverance rover detects organic carbon on Martian rock surface in Jezero Crater
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Jacek Krywko
Summary
NASA's Perseverance rover has detected complex macromolecular carbon on the surface of a rock at Jezero Crater on Mars — the shallowest detection of organic matter on the planet to date. While biology could explain the find, other non-biological processes may also be responsible. The discovery was made at an outcrop near the ancient river channel Neretva Vallis.
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· 2 pulledTo our knowledge, that's the shallowest detection of organic matter on Mars.
Biology could explain the find, but there are other potential explanations.
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