Using the Hubble Space Telescope, Russian Scientist Reports Observation of Organic Pigments On Mars
 

October 11, 2000    Dr. Serguei M. Pershin, a Principal Investigator for the NASA Mars Polar Lander LIDAR experiment reports the observation of organic pigments on Mars.  Since these pigments are normally associated with photosynthesis, this discovery suggests that Mars had (or has) plant life.  Article.

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Dr. Serguei M. Pershin