Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars

L. Eigenbrode, Jennifer; E. Summons, Roger; Steele, Andrew; Freissinet, Caroline; Millan, Maëva; Navarro-González, Rafael; Sutter, Brad; C. McAdam, Amy; B. Franz, Heather; P. Glavin, Daniel; D. Archer, Paul; R. Mahaffy, Paul; G. Conrad, Pamela; A. Hurowitz, Joel; P. Grotzinger, John; Gupta, Sanjeev; W. Ming, Doug; Y. Sumner, Dawn; Szopa, Cyril; Malespin, Charles; Buch, Arnaud; Coll, Patrice

doi:10.1126/science.aas9185

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Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars

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Authors:

Jennifer L. Eigenbrode

Roger E. Summons

Andrew Steele

Abstract

Measuring martian organics and methane The Curiosity rover has been sampling on Mars for the past 5 years (see the Perspective by ten Kate). Eigenbrode et al. used two instruments in the SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) suite to catch traces of complex organics preserved in 3-billion-year-old sediments...

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