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What kinds of molecules have been found on extraterrestrial meteors?
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∙ 15y ago
Molecules like aliphatic carbon chains and minerals are found on meteorites but these are not unexpected. The truly interesting molecules that are found on meteorites include amino acids and nucleotide analogs, which are organic molecules that are essential to life as we know it.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 6y agoCarbon-based molecules associated with Earth life have been found in interstellar and circumstellar matter. The most complex so far include hydrogen cyanide, methyl cyanide and isopropyl cyanide (has a branched carbon backbone).
Benzene, a ring-shaped hydrocarbon molecule, has been detected around some distant stars.
Another molecule, which is linked to amino acid formation, is acetamide (ethanamide).
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∙ 9y agoThey are hydrocarbons and some natural (known) amino acids and unusual amino acids. Please check this reference
Evidence for Extraterrestrial Amino-acids and Hydrocarbons in the Murchison MeteoriteNature 228, 923-926 (5 December 1970) | doi:10.1038/228923a0
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∙ 15y agoAmino Acids
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∙ 13y agoDNA
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∙ 7y agomolecules
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