Astrochemical process
Cometary & Meteoritic Chemistry
The record of the early Solar System's chemistry preserved in comets and meteorites — the amino acids in the Murchison meteorite, the ancient inclusions of Allende, and the ices of comets — a frozen archive of the material that built the planets.
Environments, telescopes & molecules
Knowledge connections
- Associated withMurchison
- Associated withAllende
- Associated withAmino-Acid Precursors
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.