NASA found the most important thing for life on Mars, ‘treasure’ was in 3.5 billion year old stone

There could be life on Mars. Some signs of this have been seen. Rock samples taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover indicate important components of life. In these rocks the essential things have been found which are necessary for life on earth. The Curiosity rover has collected samples from the Gale Crater site of an ancient lake on Mars. From these samples, for the first time, scientists have been able to find out the total amount of organic carbon in the rocks of Mars.

“Using data from NASA’s Curiosity rover, scientists have for the first time measured the total organic carbon in Martian rocks, a key component in the molecules of life,” NASA said in a statement. Organic carbon is a carbon that is bonded to hydrogen atoms. It is created and used by all the living beings of the earth. However, organic carbon can also come from non-living things such as volcanic eruptions and meteorites.

How much organic carbon was found
NASA scientist Jennifer Stern told that, ‘We have found organic carbon in at least 200 to 273 parts per million. This is comparable to the amount found in permanent rocks of very few life forms on Earth. Such rocks on Earth are found in parts of the Atacama Desert in South America. The same quantity is also found in the meteorites of Mars.

Water was once present on Mars
Mars does not have a suitable environment for life today, but there is evidence that the red rocky planet was similar to Earth billions of years ago. There was a thicker atmosphere and water than Earth. These samples have been taken from a 3.5 billion year old mudstone stone of Gale Crater. The rover analyzed it with its Sample Analysis Mars instrument.