Has Curiosity Made an ‘Earth-Shaking’ Discovery?

[ScienceRocks]

Has Curiosity Made an ‘Earth-Shaking’ Discovery?

by Nancy Atkinson on November 20, 2012

The Mars Science Laboratory team has hinted that they might have some big news to share soon. But like good scientists, they are waiting until they verify their results before saying anything definitive. In an interview on NPR today, MSL Principal Investigator John Grotzinger said a recent soil sample test in the SAM instrument (Sample Analysis at Mars) shows something ‘earthshaking.’

“This data is gonna be one for the history books,” he said. “It’s looking really good.”

What could it be?

SAM is designed to investigate the chemical and isotopic composition of the Martian atmosphere and soil. In particular, SAM is looking for organic molecules, which is important in the search for life on Mars.

Has Curiosity Made an ‘Earth-Shaking’ Discovery?

If we found a Martian "animal" should we transport it back to earth to be released here???

 

[bucs90]

Obama's first big event in his 2nd term may end up being that he discovered life on other planets.

Damn he's good!

 

[Politico]

THe only discoveries Curiosity has made are some rocks lol.

 

[bucs90]

If Obama ends 2016 and can claim:

- Killed Bin Laden
- Revived US economy
- Discovered alien life

Wow. Greatest..President..Ever.

But, I bet only 1 of those 3 will be true.