Did Viking discover life on Mars?
Abstract
The last analytical results of SAM laboratory onboard of Curiosity offer a new insight on the interpretation of the Label Release (LR) experiment performed on Mars by the two Viking landers about 40 years ago. The fundamental action of perchlorate salt, able to decompose all organic compounds at high temperature ( > 300°C) is discussed.
- Publication:
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European Physical Journal Plus
- Pub Date:
- August 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1140/epjp/i2017-11637-y
- Bibcode:
- 2017EPJP..132..346G