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Viking Landers Might Have Missed Martian Organics

Posted by samzenpus on from the police-the-planet dept.

Sonny Yatsen writes "A new study suggests that the Viking Landers might have found organic compounds on Mars, but failed to recognize them because of the methodology used to detect organics. The findings may suggest specific strategies that would improve on the way organic compounds are detected on the red planet."

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  1. Morbo predicted this... by derGoldstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    Morbo predicted this...

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  2. Re:The Universe by beakerMeep · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot didn't properly detect it as a story. Probably due to methodology.

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