NASA's attempt to repeat Viking's search for martian organics
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 08:40
in Astronomy & Space
After 36 years of debate, confusion, and failed attempts by other space agencies to answer a basic question, NASAs Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is on its way to repeat the search for organic matter that eluded the two Viking probes.
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