Life on Mars

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SAM measured small organic molecules that came off the mudstone sample –fragments of larger organic molecules that don't vaporize easily. Some of these fragments contain sulfur, which could have helped preserve them in the same way sulfur is used to make car tires more durable, according to Eigenbrode.

The results also indicate organic carbon concentrations on the order of 10 parts per million or more. This is close to the amount observed in Martian meteorites and about 100 times greater than prior detections of organic carbon on Mars' surface. Some of the molecules identified include thiophenes, benzene, toluene, and small carbon chains, such as propane or butene.

https://www.chem.info/news/2018/06/nasa ... thane-mars

[Hermit]

So, no life on Mars detected yet.

[rainbow]

Not as such, no.

[pErvinalia]

Lifey Stuff On Mars..

[Rum]

Nope. Damp squib...