Meteorite · Chondrite · Australia
Murchison
A carbonaceous chondrite that fell in 1969 and was found to contain a rich suite of amino acids and other organic compounds — key evidence that the building blocks of life exist in space.
MeteoritesObserved fall
Imagery
Intricate Young Ejecta Blanket in Ancient Murchison Crater
Overlapping petals of bright ejecta illustrate the complexity of ejecta emplacement, even in smaller impact events in image taken by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
2010
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University · NASA media (public domain)
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupCarbonaceous Chondrites
- Associated withAmino-Acid Precursors
- Associated withCometary & Meteoritic Chemistry
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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