Monday, December 3, 2012

NASA denied rumors of a discovery of organic compounds on Mars

NASA officials denied the report that Curiosity e found on Mars organic molecules Reuters. The Agency notes that the rover indeed, among other things, conducts studies of Martian soil for the possible presence of organic matter, but stressed that "rumors and speculation about a discovery" at this stage of the mission are not true.    Information in the media about finding organic substances found on Mars appear after the interview the head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Charles Elachi. Speaking to reporters, he suggested that Rover can be found on the surface of Mars organic molecules. However, he noted that the data are preliminary and there are more checks and expectations to detect any abnormal biological substances. Still to be seen what is found on Mars, NASA's planned news conference on Dec. 3.

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