# Ancient Martian microbes left behind a chemical "fingerprint" (with Dr. Katie Stack Morgan)

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Podcast: [Looking Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431)
Published: 2026-04-10T15:07:43+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/2026-04-10/ancient-martian-microbes-left-behind-a-chemical-fingerprint-with-dr-katie-stack-morgan
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## Resource

Last fall, NASA announced that it found something incredible in a rock on Mars. A core sample obtained by the Mars Perseverance rover discovered a potential biosignature. In other words, a potential sign of ancient life on Mars. Dean Regas chats with Kathryn Stack Morgan, Perseverance project scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about this chemical "fingerprint."

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