Organic matter found on Mars

Nasa researchers remain unsure of the source of the material

Nasa Curiosity rover has uncovered organic material on Mars
(Image credit: 2015 NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

Nasa’s Curiosity rover has discovered complex organic matter in a dried-up lakebed on Mars.

The material was found after the rover drilled into the surface of a 3.5 billion-year-old mudstone at the bottom of the Gale crater.

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