NASA has been studying Mars for a long time now. Scientists working with the various rovers that have been sent to the Martian surface have uncovered plenty of interesting things, but evidence supporting the theory that there was once life on the Red Planet is still elusive. Finding organic molecules could go a long way toward changing that, so news that a team of NASA researchers now believes that organic salts are almost certainly present on Mars is pretty exciting... but there's a catch.
In a new blog post, NASA explains that a group of scientists publishing their work in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets believe they've discovered indirect evidence of organic salts on Mars in samples collected by NASA's own Curiosity rover. The rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) automated chemistry lab returned data that hints at Martian salts, but known where those salts came from is another matter entirely.
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