By instructing NASA's Mars Curiosity rover to mix a sample of Martian dirt with chemical reagents inside a cup, a team of researchers successfully analysed a sample of Martian dirt initially picked up by the rover in March 2017.

According to Inverse, this combination then produced organic molecules that NASA has never discovered on the surface of Mars previously.

While this is an intriguing discovery, it does not prove that carbon-based life existed on Mars&nbsp;surface.

However, it is a step in the right direction.&nbsp;

"This experiment was successful," Maëva Millan, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center and lead author of a new study published on Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy, said. 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/nasas-curiosity-rover-clicks-rare-shiny-clouds-on-mars-388591">Also read | NASA's Curiosity Rover clicks rare shiny clouds on Mars</a>

Organic molecules are the building blocks of life on Earth, and they might be found elsewhere in the cosmos as well. 
 
The Curiosity rover has already found organic compounds buried in Martian sediments, but the latest discoveries add to the list of organic molecules found on Mars, supporting the argument for past habitability. 
 
The researchers are looking forward to the launch of the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission in 2022, which will collect further samples from Mars.

The Perseverance rover is also gathering samples from the Martian surface, which will be sent to Earth and studied in a laboratory.

All of the many Martian missions contributed to the mystery of Mars' history, including whether or not the Red Planet has ever harboured life and if that life has spawned life on Earth.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

By instructing NASA's Mars Curiosity rover to mix a sample of Martian dirt with chemical reagents inside a cup, a team of researchers successfully analysed a sample of Martian dirt initially picked up by the rover in March 2017.

By instructing NASA's Mars Curiosity rover to mix a sample of Martian dirt with chemical reagents inside a cup, a team of researchers successfully analysed a sample of Martian dirt initially picked up by the rover in March 2017. According to Inverse, this combination then produced organic molecules that NASA has never discovered on the surface of Mars previously. While this is an intriguing discovery, it does not prove that carbon-based life existed on Mars surface. However, it is a step in the right direction. "This experiment was successful," Maëva Millan, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center and lead author of a new study published on Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy, said. Also read | NASA's Curiosity Rover clicks rare shiny clouds on Mars Organic molecules are the building blocks of life on Earth, and they might be found elsewhere in the cosmos as well. The Curiosity rover has already found organic compounds buried in Martian sediments, but the latest discoveries add to the list of organic molecules found on Mars, supporting the argument for past habitability. The researchers are looking forward to the launch of the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission in 2022, which will collect further samples from Mars. The Perseverance rover is also gathering samples from the Martian surface, which will be sent to Earth and studied in a laboratory. All of the many Martian missions contributed to the mystery of Mars' history, including whether or not the Red Planet has ever harboured life and if that life has spawned life on Earth. (With inputs from agencies)

In a first, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover detects organic molecules on the surface of Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface.&nbsp;

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The composition has stitched together more than 1,000 images taken during the Thanksgiving break between November 24 and December 1 and were then carefully assembled over the ensuing months.

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Together, the images include a whopping 1.8 billion pixels.

To snap these pictures and create a panorama, NASA's Curiosity rover used the photo lens on the rover's Mast Camera.

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It relied on its medium-angle lens to produce a lower-resolution, nearly 650-million-pixel panorama that includes the rover's deck and a robotic arm.

Both panoramas reveal Curiosity's current home of Glen Torridon.

"This is the first time during the mission we've dedicated our operations to a stereo 360-degree panorama," said&nbsp;Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

On Mars, Glen Torridon is full of intriguing clay mineral deposits that Curiosity has been observing.&nbsp;

It's located in Gale Crater, a vast and dry ancient lake bed with a 16,404-foot mountain at its centre.&nbsp;

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. How’s this for 2020 vision? Over the holidays, I took a series of high-res photos of my hometown on #Mars.

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. How’s this for 2020 vision? Over the holidays, I took a series of high-res photos of my hometown on #Mars. This panorama is made up of a crisp 1.8 billion pixels. It’s my most detailed view to date. Zoom in: https://t.co/F2VAjvAVVV pic.twitter.com/nTMhOTx2Di — Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 4, 2020 × The composition has stitched together more than 1,000 images taken during the Thanksgiving break between November 24 and December 1 and were then carefully assembled over the ensuing months. Also read: NASA robotic lander InSight confirms quakes on Mars Together, the images include a whopping 1.8 billion pixels. To snap these pictures and create a panorama, NASA's Curiosity rover used the photo lens on the rover's Mast Camera. Also read: Mushrooms can be used to construct habitats on Mars: NASA It relied on its medium-angle lens to produce a lower-resolution, nearly 650-million-pixel panorama that includes the rover's deck and a robotic arm. Both panoramas reveal Curiosity's current home of Glen Torridon. "This is the first time during the mission we've dedicated our operations to a stereo 360-degree panorama," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. On Mars, Glen Torridon is full of intriguing clay mineral deposits that Curiosity has been observing. It's located in Gale Crater, a vast and dry ancient lake bed with a 16,404-foot mountain at its centre.

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In a first, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover detects organic molecules on the surface of Red Planet

Watch: Mars rover captures its highest-resolution panorama yet