In a story in today's Washington Post,
Rachel Feltman reports that the
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has detected impact glass for the
first time in the craters of Mars.
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Originally Posted by Rachel Feltman, Washington Post
The latest findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), published in the journal Geology, suggest that glass may actually be a pretty common feature on Mars. On Earth, scientists have found that impact glass can contain ancient organic molecules that were present during the collision. If the same is true on Mars, it could mean treasure troves that have stayed locked away since the days when Mars hosted some form of life. If there were ever microbes thriving on the alien world, they may still be buried in some of this impact glass.
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Story here -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/s...-mars-a-first/