Rover scoops up ‘ordinary Martian soil’
Posted: December 4, 2012 at 4:59 a.m.
So far, there is no definitive evidence that Mars has the chemical ingredients to support life, according to test results released by NASA on Monday. This image released by NASA shows the work site of NASA’s rover Curiosity.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there’s no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary to support life.
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