<ul><li>NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet.</li><li>The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars.</li><li>The organic molecules found by Curiosity consist of carbon atoms linked in long chains, with other elements bonded to them, like hydrogen and oxygen.</li><li>Scientists used the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on the NASA rover to make their discovery.</li></ul>

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

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