From Newsgroup: sci.physics

NASA scientists say meteorites canrCOt explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars
Date:
February 12, 2026
Source:
NASArCOs Goddard Space Flight Center
Summary:
Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASArCOs Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars.
The compounds rCo decane, undecane, and dodecane rCo may be fragments of fatty acids, which on Earth are most often linked to life.
While non-living processes like meteorite impacts can also create such molecules, researchers found those sources couldnrCOt fully explain the amounts detected.

Link:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260212025604.htm

Paper:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15311074261417879

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