Curiosity update- false alarm
>> December 8, 2012
For those who were waiting a big announcement from NASA, you have to wait a little more for celebrate the discovery of life outside earth.
In a Press Release, NASA stated that beyond water and Sulfur compounds Curiosity found small organics like Chloromethane and Chloroform.
Although Cl was from Mars, it is not clear if the carbon is a contamination or native from the Martian soil.
Note: Martian soil is rich in perchlorates, which reacts with organic matter and can form these compounds.
Huffington post has covered the story:
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