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This image accompanies this news story written by GrrlScientist and published on The Guardian.

 

Goddard scientist Jennifer Eigenbrode injected a chemical into a rock sample and then heated the test tube to determine whether the sample-preparation method preserved the sample's molecular structure. Her testing proved successful, ultimately leading to the experiment's inclusion on the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument.

 

Image: NASA/GSFC/Chris Gunn.

 

 

 

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