NASA's Curiosity rover detected diverse organic molecules on Mars, including a nitrogen-containing compound resembling DNA building blocks, preserved in ancient clay-rich rocks in the Glen Torridon region. The discovery, made through a first-of-its-kind chemical experiment published in Nature Communications, suggests Mars could have preserved signs of ancient life, though the origin of the molecules remains undetermined.
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NASA's Curiosity rover detected diverse organic molecules on Mars, including a nitrogen-containing compound resembling DNA building blocks, preserved in ancient clay-rich rocks in the Glen Torridon region. The discovery, made through a first-of-its-kind chemical experiment published in Nature Communications, suggests Mars could have preserved signs of ancient life, though the origin of the molecules remains undetermined.