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Recent assays of atmospheric methane by the Trace Gas Orbiter did not find any quantifiable amounts of methane in Mars atmosphere. Previously amounts in pp billion have been documented by surface survey vehicles but the TGO put an upper limit in the atmosphere of 12 pp trillion. It is known that the concentration does vary but this current measurement was unexpected. The human settlement of Mars has been depending on using methane as a fuel for transportation back to Earth.