GeoGeoGeoGeo OP t1_jbim9u4 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 8:42 AM

Research Paper (open access): Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in Atacama fossil delta unveil Mars life detection limits

_lucy_blue t1_jblxppv wrote on March 9, 2023 at 11:57 PM

Can someone please give me the cliff notes for dummies?

SuspiciousStable9649 t1_jbm5yzx wrote on March 10, 2023 at 12:58 AM

Similar rocks on earth to what Perseverance is studying were run through similar test equipment to what Perseverance is using and the similar equipment couldn’t see life. (Perseverance will probably need Mars samples with more life to see life.)

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SethikTollin7 t1_jbkkswt wrote on March 9, 2023 at 6:37 PM

We've already sent things with earthly life, your data will be skewed FYI.

Searching for evidence of life on Mars is a major impetus for exploration, however, current Mars mission instruments lack the essential sensitivity to identify life traces in Chilean desert samples that strongly resemble the martian area currently under study by NASA’s Perseverance rover.

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