Rover finds methane in Mars air, organics in rocks
Curiosity reports signs of gas, other chemicals possibly produced by ancient life
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IN THE AIR Measurements collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover indicate that methane is periodically released into Mars’ atmosphere from an unknown source.
JPL-Caltech/NASA, MSSS