The pursuit of life: Organic salt can be found on Mars
The US space agency NASA’s Curiosity rover satellite has recently discovered such organic elements (compounds) on Mars that have traces of geographic processes. Now NASA’s team has found that organic salt (salt) can also be present on this red planet. If this evidence goes on to discover salt here, then the traces of life on this planet will become clear.
NASA scientist James Lewis said after testing in the laboratory, there were indications of organic salt based on portable lab data on the Curiosity Rover.
According to NASA, the presence of organic elements and salt process on this planet can take us to the traces of bacteria. The availability of salt reinforces the possibility of having the first organic material on Mars.
At the same time, even today, there is hope of life being possible. Life on Earth has been seen that relies on organic salt, oglets and acetates.
Finding the organic molecule for exploration on Mars is a very important achievement for NASA, because only after this, evidence of biological process can be collected here. However, radiation on the surface of Mars can also pose a challenge for the destruction of the organic material.
Drilling on the surface of Mars
Organic scientist James Lewis at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center said, “If we detect organic salt anywhere on Mars, we will need more investigation in those areas.”
This may require drilling under the surface of the planet where the organic material can be found safe. Scientists are figuring out how long this material can preserve its mark on the planet.
What is the challenge?
Geological confirmation of salt on Mars may be difficult with equipment SAM mounted in Curiosity Rover. This is because this device heats the soil and rock of Mars from which gases are emitted. In such a situation, the gases released by the heating of organic salt can also be released from any other thing in the soil of Mars.
