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In a 3.5-billion-year-old clay-rich rock from Gale Crater, NASA’s Curiosity rover identified 21 carbon-based molecules — including a nitrogen-bearing ring structure linked to the chemistry that can precede RNA and DNA — showing that ancient Martian sedime

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NASA's Curiosity rover has identified 21 carbon-based molecules in a 3.5-billion-year-old clay-rich rock from Gale Crater on Mars. The molecules include a nitrogen-bearing ring structure that is linked to the chemistry that can precede RNA and DNA. This discovery appears to be a significant find, with one outlet describing it as Mars' richest cache of organic molecules yet.

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In a 3.5-billion-year-old clay-rich rock from Gale Crater, NASA’s Curiosity rover identified 21 carbon-based molecules — including a nitrogen-bearing ring structure linked to the chemistry that can precede RNA and DNA — showing that ancient Martian sedime

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NASA’s Curiosity rover finds Mars’ richest cache of organic molecules yet

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