Amino Acids in an Antarctic Carbonaceous Chondrite

Amino acids have been found in aqueous extracts of a C2 carbonaceous chondrite recovered from Antarctica. The composition of the amino acids strongly suggests that they have a meteoritic origin. Comparison of these results with those obtained with other C2 chondrites supports the view that Antarctic...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Cronin, John R., Pizzarello, Sandra, Moore, Carleton B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1979
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4416.335
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.206.4416.335
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Summary:Amino acids have been found in aqueous extracts of a C2 carbonaceous chondrite recovered from Antarctica. The composition of the amino acids strongly suggests that they have a meteoritic origin. Comparison of these results with those obtained with other C2 chondrites supports the view that Antarctic meteorites have not been significantly altered by terrestrial processes since their fall.

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