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Science · ScienceDailyThu, 12 Feb 2026 08:17:53 EST

NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and dodecane — may be fragments of fatty acids, which o