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Curiosity detects new organic molecules: a step closer to the discovery of past life on Mars?
… organic molecules in an initial Cumberland sample. At that stage, no larger molecules were observed due to the high … Freissinet explains: "The experiment was carried out in two stages: a preheat to 475°C to decompose the perchlorates and … degradation of carboxylic acids during the sample heating stage? While the second option seems more likely to …Published on: