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A Cometary Origin of the Amino Acids in the Orgueil Meteorite?A reexamination of a piece of the Orgueil meteorite revealed that its amino acid composition is strikingly different to two other carbonaceous chondrites, suggesting different parent bodies. A cometary origin for Orgueil would be one possibility.
Document ID
20000081435
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Botta, O. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA United States)
Ehrenfreund, P. (Leiden Univ. Netherlands)
Glavin, D. P. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA United States)
Cooper, G. W. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Kminek, G. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA United States)
Bada, J. L. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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