Curiosity Reveals Richest Trove of Organic Molecules Yet on Mars

Apr 22, 2026 - 19:00
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Curiosity Reveals Richest Trove of Organic Molecules Yet on Mars
A close-up of three holes Curiosity drilled into Martian rock at a location nicknamed Mary Anning in October 2020. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected more than 20 carbon-containing compounds -- including seven never before seen on Mars -- in a sample collected from 3.5-billion-year-old clay-bearing sandstones in Gale crater.

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