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4TheOutdoors t1_ixz9zu0 wrote

Water existed on mars and some organic material. Don’t click

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Dr_ChungusAmungus t1_ixzb318 wrote

Organic material is remains of organisms and would be a huge deal

refers to the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. It is matter composed of organic compounds that have come from the feces and remains of organisms such as plants and animals.[1] Organic molecules can also be made by chemical reactions that do not involve life.

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4TheOutdoors t1_ixzcbh6 wrote

They said organic compounds specifically. Sorry for any confusion

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Words_Are_Hrad t1_ixzcdxf wrote

Organic compounds, molecules with carbon in them. Not organic material in the context of dead remains of organisms.

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Dr_ChungusAmungus t1_ixzdlou wrote

Organic Matter- you are correct but it still would be a more promising indicator that life could have been there.

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scarabic t1_iy26vw8 wrote

You could say the presence of atoms is a promising indicator that life could have been there. After all, life isn’t possible without atoms! And we know that on earth, living things leave many atoms behind!

See how silly this sounds? It’s the same with “organic compounds.” No, it doesn’t mean anything on its own unless the types and concentrations of them are unlikely to occur naturally. Which we did not get any indication of from this video.

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scarabic t1_iy26mfb wrote

> Organic molecules can also be made by chemical reactions that do not involve life.

This is the part people often confuse. Organic compounds are not always left behind by life. Some of them form spontaneously in dirty water when exposed to sunlight.

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Dr_ChungusAmungus t1_iy48ifw wrote

I fell into the same misunderstanding, when I looked it up I came back and changed it

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