Space exploration - Secrets of the Martian soil

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Wu, Corinna
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[1] Corinna Wu is a freelance writer in Washington DC.,
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10.1038/448742a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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For 30 years scientists have believed that there are no organic molecules in the martian soil. Will NASA's Phoenix probe prove them right or wrong, asks Corinna Wu.
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页码:742 / 744
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