Could Methane in Meteorites Feed Life on Mars?

Traces of methane have been discovered in Martian meteorites, causing researchers to speculate if that methane could feed microbe-like creatures on the Red Planet.
Could Methane in Meteorites Feed Life on Mars?
Artist's impression of the European Space Agency (ESA) probe Rosetta with Mars in the background. C. Carreau/ESA/AFP/Getty Images
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Traces of methane have been discovered in Martian meteorites, causing researchers to speculate if methane could feed microbe-like creatures on the Red Planet.

Scientists examined samples from six meteorites of volcanic rock from Mars that contain gases in the same proportion and with the same isotopic composition as the Martian atmosphere.

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