# Mars discovery is "one for the record books." But what is it???

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 20, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639 "2012-11-20T20:01:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/101 "2012-12-04T03:04:56Z")

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[http://news.discovery.com/space/curiosity-hints-at-mars-organics-perchlorate-121203.html](http://news.discovery.com/space/curiosity-hints-at-mars-organics-perchlorate-121203.html)

Wait, didn’t it have something to do with the hint of carbon?

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