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NASA's Perseverance rover finds preserved organic matter on Mars

gizmodo.com NASA's Perseverance rover finds preserved organic matter on Mars

The discovery is a boost to the rover's mission: finding signs of ancient life on Mars.

NASA's Perseverance rover finds preserved organic matter on Mars

Note: Organic matter does not mean life. It is a precursor to life. It does make the possibility of life on ancient Mars more likely.

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Itll be interesting to see the results once the samples are brought back next decade. I hope we can make mars a "national park" so we don't screw with it too much.
- I hope we can make mars a “national park” so we don’t screw with it too much.
  Unfortunately, I think it's much more likely that we will exploit it for any resources we can.
  
  😩 even just watching the rover dump samples on mars surface fills me with frustration. Where humanity goes, there shall be rubbish