Curiosity rover. (Credit:听NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
NASA that its Curiosity rover located tantalizing new clues in the search for life on Mars鈥攐rganic molecules preserved in rocks at the site of an ancient lake bed.听
CU 麻豆影院 Professor听Bruce Jakosky听is available to speak about these findings. Organic molecules are the building blocks for all life on Earth, but can also be generated through geological processes.听
Jakosky is the associate director for science of CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 and is an expert in Martian geology and astrobiology. He is also the principal investigator for NASA鈥檚 (MAVEN) mission, which explores the loss of Mars鈥� atmosphere to space.
For assistance arranging interviews, contact:
Daniel Strain, CU 麻豆影院 media relations
daniel.strain@colorado.edu