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https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/15/perseverance-rover-finds-organic-matter-in-rock-samples-on-mars/
Imagine if they found dinosaur footprints.
Would totally change our perception of dinosaurs and their ability to fly rocket ships.
I would have expected this to be bigger news?
It's not the first time we've found it.
Also 'organic' just means 'contains carbon' and doesn't necessary mean it is evidence of former life.
@jon-nyc said in Organic matter in rock samples on Mars:
Also 'organic' just means 'contains carbon'
AND has hydrogen or other (oxygen, nitrogen) atoms attached.
A diamond contains carbon, but it is inorganic.
