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Mars Organics Can’t Be Fully Explained by Geological Processes Alone, NASA Study Says


Known non-biological sources, from meteorites to surface chemistry, fall short of accounting for organic compounds detected by NASA’s Curiosity rover, according to a new study published in the journal Astrobiology.

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