The discovery of garnet in a Martian meteorite is far more exciting than finding yet another vague organic compound that scientists inevitably argue over for the next decade.

Some researchers act as if finding a single garnet grain is equivalent to finding a Martian civilization, proving once again that planetary science is mostly just looking at dusty rocks and hoping for a miracle.

While NASA struggles to pin down those mysterious organics, the Mars meteorite garnet discovery reminds us that the most reliable way to learn about the red planet is to wait for it to accidentally mail us a package.