Soms ben ik zelf ook bang dat ik mij een beetje begin te herhalen. Maar goed, het is wat het is, en dit is weer een aflevering over mogelijk bewijs voor leven op de planeet Mars.

Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks:

https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/did-nasa-just-find-evidence-of-ancient-life-on-mars-perseverance-rover-spots-complex-carbon-in-red-planet-rocks

Spatially distributed complex organic matter detected in an ancient river valley in Jezero crater, Mars:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0047?__cf_chl_f_tk=w6UX3qr7.4cRTXTJNf9kVGVA5HsK4gtbrcjeTZD1YFU-1783370893-1.0.1.1-IRt9EvckikeqxBOvIxRheu5DEe7suPj1seEAIAgMvJ8

Raman spectroscopy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy

Perseverance Finds a Rock with ‘Leopard Spots’:

https://science.nasa.gov/resource/perseverance-finds-a-rock-with-leopard-spots/

Perseverance (rover):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseverance_(rover)

Strange ‘leopard spots’ in a Mars rock could be the strongest hint of life yet:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250916032210.htm

NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars:

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars/

Diverse organic molecules on Mars revealed by the first SAM TMAH experiment:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70656-0

Tianwen-3 missie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-3

Sterrenstof Nieuws:

https://sterrenstofnieuws.nl/

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