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Organic compounds found on Mars may have been preserved for billions of years

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NASA’s Curiosity rover detected more than 20 organic compounds in Gale Crater rocks, including a nitrogen-bearing molecule linked to DNA-building chemistry. The results suggest Mars can preserve complex organic material for billions of years, though they do not prove life ever existed there. [courthousenews.com]

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