Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoCuriosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planetwww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
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minus-squareParagone@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoAlkanes, 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?
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?