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The authors did consider some abiotic pathways for creating the compounds that were found in the Martian rock, and determined that those pathways were non-viable.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
And yet, every clue has an abiotic escape hatch.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on further inspection, abiotic (non-biological) processes or false detection became more likely explanations.
—Oliver Swainston, Space.com, 28 June 2025
This change in pH is as drastic a change in the environment as temperature or any other abiotic factor.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
And yet, every clue has an abiotic escape hatch.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on further inspection, abiotic (non-biological) processes or false detection became more likely explanations.
—Oliver Swainston, Space.com, 28 June 2025
This change in pH is as drastic a change in the environment as temperature or any other abiotic factor.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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“Abiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abiotic. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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abiotic
adjective
abi·ot·ic
ˌā-bī-ˈät-ik 
: not living or composed of living things
water and rock are abiotic
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