After 10 months of keeping the secret, US and European scientists let the eagerly awaiting public know that they found a rare molecule on Venus like the one they found on Mars previously. The molecule was identified as a carbon dioxide isotope that has 10 neutrons instead of 8. The presence of this molecule may effect the greenhouse mechanisms on these planets.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20071010-14300200-bc-us-molecule.xml
Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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