Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet (www.space.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to astronomy@mander.xyz on 26 Mar 02:04
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vaguerant@fedia.io on 26 Mar 04:15 next collapse

We'll just tell your mother that we ate it all.

Paragone@mander.xyz on 26 Mar 15:13 collapse

Alkanes, from the possible breakdown of fatty-acids, in distant past…

To me, the question then becomes … is there any nonbiological-method for Mars to have produced those molecules?

IF so, THEN … probably that’s how they got there…

but without knowing the answer to that question…

it isn’t decided, is it?