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Mars Rover Curiosity Confirms Organics on Mars

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I know this isn't directly PC related, but I think it's pretty awesome!

Maybe we'll get to see the beginnings of Olduvai Station being built in our lifetime.  :P

http://news.discovery.com/space/wait-theres-more-curiosity-confirms-organics-on-mars-141216.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MythBusters

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pretty much confirms that mars had something going for it and got rekt by something.

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If the article is a spoof (which doesn't seem likely), I'm gonna be sad.

 

 

"It's like Star Trek, but in our own solar system!"

But this is huge. I'm looking forward to more reports and I wonder if Linus and Luke are going to talk about it on the WAN Show.

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You guys. Organics in this context means a compound made out of carbon.

No biological life has been found yet.

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You guys. Organics in this context means a compound made out of carbon.

No biological life has been found yet.

Do you know how organics form?

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Do you know how organics form?

I took chemistry, so yes. Organics don't necessarily have to be formed from biological sources. If you've taken any organic chemistry class, you'll see why.

EDIT: hint: synthetics, can occur in nature by themselves. 

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Hmm. This has potential to shake things up.

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I took chemistry, so yes. Organics don't necessarily have to be formed from biological sources. If you've taken any organic chemistry class, you'll see why.

EDIT: hint: synthetics, can occur in nature by themselves. 

pretty sure the simple carbon chemicals are not considered organic only the more complex ones.

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pretty sure the simple carbon chemicals are not considered organic only the more complex ones.

I wasn't referring to simple carbon compounds. Under extreme conditions, complex carbon compounds have been know to form, such as with: underwater sulphur vents in our own oceans her on planet Earth, or near volcanic vents.

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I wasn't referring to simple carbon compounds. Under extreme conditions, complex carbon compounds have been know to form, such as with: underwater sulphur vents in our own oceans her on planet Earth, or near volcanic vents.

yea. but this is like on a mountain. and I guess NASA made that call too. Have to get more data though that's why they are not hyping it up much.

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yea. but this is like on a mountain. and I guess NASA made that call too. Have to get more data though that's why they are not hyping it up much.

They hypothesise that a thermal vent may be nearby in that mountain, possibly due to the high level of methane: http://www.universetoday.com/117384/nasas-curiosity-rover-detects-methane-organics-on-mars/

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They hypothesise that a thermal vent may be nearby in that mountain, possibly due to the high level of methane: http://www.universetoday.com/117384/nasas-curiosity-rover-detects-methane-organics-on-mars/

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/mars-organic-matter/#.VJNOeiusV4E i like to read the original when it comes to science news.

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http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/mars-organic-matter/#.VJNOeiusV4E i like to read the original when it comes to science news.

A newer article by a few hours:

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-rover-finds-active-ancient-organic-chemistry-on-mars/#.VJNQk5zN_CI

"There are many possible sources, biological or non-biological, such as interaction of water and rock."

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@ionbasa is right. 

Either way, it's quite something.

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I know this isn't directly PC related, but I think it's pretty awesome!

Maybe we'll get to see the beginnings of Olduvai Station being built in our lifetime.  :P

http://news.discovery.com/space/wait-theres-more-curiosity-confirms-organics-on-mars-141216.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MythBusters

Technically it's tech news since it was the rover, advanced robotics, that detected it rather than an organic life form :P

 

You guys. Organics in this context means a compound made out of carbon.

No biological life has been found yet.

Was gonna say that xD

Basically means any molecule or compound that contains Carbon, usually in rings or long chains :P

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