In-situ preservation of nitrogen-bearing organics in Noachian Martian carbonates

Mars has long been thought to contain organic compounds, but the origins and plausibility are debated. Here the authors employ a new technique to assess organic nitrogen compounds in a Martian meteorite, concluding that these compounds are indeed likely to originate from the Red Planet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mizuho Koike, Ryoichi Nakada, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Yusuke Tamenori, Haruna Sugahara, Atsuko Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15931-4