The rover found organic molecules on the Red Planet. Head of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Charles Elachi declassified the “epoch-making discovery” of the rover Curiosity, which Agency experts announced a few days ago. By his According to him, the device found organic molecules on the Red Planet – and not “green men” at all, as boldly suggested some. 
Photo from open sources. PHOTO: globallookpress.com “Perhaps Curiosity discovered simple organic molecules. So far this is preliminary data that remains to be check “, – said Elachi at a press conference in Rome. Organic, non-biological molecules cannot testify about the presence of life, and recognize biological forms Curiosity is not maybe quoted by La Sapienza. In any case, this discovery has very important since organic molecules are a prerequisite for the emergence of life. Scientific world was excited by the statement of the supervisor of the Martian mission John Grotzinger, according to whom, the rover found on The red planet is something that “can go into history books.” Grotzinger didn’t tell what exactly Curiosity discovered, specifying that scientists want to double-check everything again. The final results of the study will be presented to the general public. December 3rd Previously, experts found that Martian soil is very similar in its mineral composition to volcanic soils on Hawaiian Islands. Analysis of soil and rocks taken in the crater Gale, indicated that there were streams of liquid water on Mars. Curiosity arrived on the Red Planet on August 6. The purpose of the rover, representing an autonomous chemical laboratory, is search for traces of life on the planet and study of its geological history. It is expected that the device will work on the surface of the Red planets for at least one Martian year (about two earth years). The rover has already helped make a number of important discoveries, send widescreen pictures of the Red Planet and even make Martian check-in.
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