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Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars.

Authors :
Baqué, Mickael
Backhaus, Theresa
Meeßen, Joachim
Hanke, Franziska
Böttger, Ute
Ramkissoon, Nisha
Olsson-Francis, Karen
Baumgärtner, Michael
Billi, Daniela
Cassaro, Alessia
de la Torre Noetzel, Rosa
Demets, René
Edwards, Howell
Ehrenfreund, Pascale
Elsaesser, Andreas
Foing, Bernard
Foucher, Frédéric
Huwe, Björn
Joshi, Jasmin
Kozyrovska, Natalia
Source :
Science Advances. 9/9/2022, Vol. 8 Issue 36, p1-12. 12p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article informs U.S.'s federal government's independent agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Curiosity rover confirmed the presence of organic molecules on Mars: from the simplest to more complex carbon compounds in drill samples from Mars' Gale Crater. These findings raise hope of discovering biosignatures in the form of more complex, organic molecules synthesized biologically, by the current and upcoming Mars rovers: Perseverance, part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23752548
Volume :
8
Issue :
36
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science Advances
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
158989874
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn7412