- The Perseverance Rover found evidence of organic compounds in Mars’ Jezero Crater, suggestive of complex organic conditions.
- The compounds, core components of life as known on Earth, were found using the SHERLOC instrument, reaffirming previous missions’ findings that Mars once had an abundance of organic material.
- To further study these molecules’ origins, the samples will need to be examined in Earthbound labs, contingent on the Mars Sample Return mission set to launch in the late 2020s.
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