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Keith Cooper

Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet

Grey soil spills out around a hole dug into a reddish-orange surface dotted with pebbles.

Scientists have announced the discovery of the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars.

These molecules could have come from the breakdown of fatty acids that existed 3.7 billion years ago before being preserved in sediments laid down by an ancient lake on the Red Planet. While molecules don't exactly prove the existence of past life on Mars, scientists say that they show that such a discovery might indeed be possible.

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