Perseverance has found a diverse menagerie of organic molecules in a Martian crater. Organic compounds are molecules composed of carbon, and often include other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. Previously, scientists had detected several types of organic molecules of Martian origin – in meteorites blasted
Perseverance rover digs up a diverse set of organic molecules on the Red Planet
Aug 10, 2023
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