Mars Rover Discoveries Unveiled at NASA Press Conference
Rumors of the potential for "historical news" from the recent Curiosity Rover project have been swirling but no definitive evidence of organic compounds were found according to information released during a NASA press conference Monday.
Calling the Curiosity Rover a "CSI laboratory on wheels," NASA scientist Michael Meyers led a press conference Monday reporting recent discoveries found by scientists/geologists working on the Curiosity Mars Rover project. Rumors that a big discovery was going to be unveiled started a couple weeks ago when chief Curiosity scientist John Grotzinger was quoted by NPR as saying it would be something "for the history books." At Monday's press conference, however, Grotzinger said organic compound discoveries could not be definitively attributed to Mars and added, "Curiosity is middle name is patience." “I've learned you to be careful of what you say and even more careful about how you say it,” Grotzinger said. "I think our enthusiasm was …
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