NASA illustration of Mars (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

NASA illustration of Mars

Caption

In addition to water, the icy asteroids also brought biologically relevant molecules such as amino acids to the Red Planet. Amino acids are used when DNA and RNA form bases that contain everything a cell needs.

Credit

NASA

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License

Public Domain

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