Organic clues in carbonaceous meteorites

Details Organic clues in carbonaceous meteorites Organic clues in carbonaceous meteorites

Apr 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979s%26t....57..330p&link_type=abstract

Sky and Telescope, vol. 57, Apr. 1979, p. 330-332.

Biology

Amino Acids, Carbonaceous Meteorites, Exobiology, Organic Chemistry, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Chiral Dynamics, Chondrule, Microstructure, Murray Meteorite, Popular, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Murchison Meteorite, Matrix, Meteorites, Sample, Meteorite, Allende Meteorite, Amino Acid, Murray Meteorite, Ivuna Meteorite, Orgueil Meteorite

Scientific paper

The molecular geometry of the amino acids detected in meteorite fragments known as carbonaceous chondrites is discussed. Examination of the samples indicated that the denser chondrites consist almost entirely of right-handed amino acids, while the lighter specimens have a half-and-half composition. In both cases the geometry contrasts with that of terrestrial proteins which are composed entirely of left-handed amino acids, leading thus to the conclusion that the substances found in the chondrites were there prior to any contact with earth's atmosphere.

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