NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars
- Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 00.49
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Analysis of Mars rocks by the Curiosity rover uncovered the building blocks of life -- hydrogen, carbon and oxygen -- and evidence the planet could once have supported organisms, NASA said Tuesday.
This combination image provided March 12, 2013 by NASA shows the results from the rock abrasion tool from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity (L) and the drill from NASA's Curiosity rover(R). An analysis of a Mars rock sample by the Curiosity rover has unveiled minerals, including hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, that are the building blocks of life, NASA said Tuesday.
"A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment," Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program said. "From what we know now, the answer is yes."
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