You were probably taught in school that there are nine planets that make up the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
The red planet housed an early ocean that contained more water than our planet's Arctic Ocean and that would have covered a larger part of its surface than the Atlantic Ocean occupies on Earth.
After the enigmatic announcement of John Grotzinger, principal investigator of the Curiosity mission, in which he spoke of promising results of the robot that explores Mars, the illusions were deflated in the press conference offered yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Society. The Curiosity robot has not found life or traces of it on the neighboring planet, although its first soil analysis has detected very simple compounds that contain carbon. These are very small samples consisting of a carbon atom with one, two, or three chlorine atoms attached to it.
Put this day on your agenda: November 21, 2012. As the principal investigator of the Curiosity mission John Grotzinger explained in a radio interview, the exploration robot has discovered "a piece of information that will be in the history books" to which he added "The data is ... they really promise a lot," he pointed out, biting the tongue to avoid more data than is strictly possible and necessary. In fact, it has been precisely this secrecy that has led us to think: has it found life on Mars?
On September 19, the robot Curiosity, which landed a little over a month ago on the surface of the red planet, encountered a pyramidal stone on its way. NASA technicians thought it was a good time for the rover to make a stop and put all its analytical instruments to the test.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
