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| Organic Chemistry of Meteorites | |||||
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| Abstract: | Studies of the molecular structures and C,N,H-isotopic compositions of organic matter in meteorites reveal a complex history beginning in the parent interstellar cloud which spawned the solar system. Incorporation of interstellar dust and gas in the protosolar nebula followed by further thermal and aqueous processing on primordial parent bodies of carbonaceous, meteorites have produced an inventory of diverse organic compounds including classes now utilized in biochemistry. This inventory represents one possible set of reactants for chemical models for the origin of living systems on the early Earth. Evidence bearing on the history of meteoritic organic matter from astronomical observations and laboratory investigations will be reviewed and future research directions discussed. | ||||
| Publication Date: | Jan 01, 1994 | ||||
| Document ID: |
20010048879
(Acquired Jun 08, 2001)
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| Subject Category: | ASTROPHYSICS | ||||
| Document Type: | Preprint | ||||
| Meeting Information: | 207th ACS National Meeting; 13-18 Mar. 1994; San Diego, CA; United States | ||||
| Meeting Sponsor: | American Chemical Society; Washington, DC United States | ||||
| Contract/Grant/Task Num: | RTOP 185-52-22 | ||||
| Financial Sponsor: | NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field, CA United States | ||||
| Organization Source: | NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field, CA United States | ||||
| Description: | 1p; In English | ||||
| Distribution Limits: | Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited | ||||
| Rights: | No Copyright | ||||
| NASA Terms: | BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBONACEOUS METEORITES; INTERSTELLAR MATTER; METEORITIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ASTRONOMY; COMPOSITION (PROPERTY); COSMIC DUST; ISOTOPIC LABELING; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SOLAR SYSTEM | ||||
| Availability Source: | Other Sources | ||||
| Availability Notes: | Abstract Only | ||||