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Murchison Complete Specimen
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Murchison Complete Specimen
Chondrite
Murchison, Victoria, Australia
A scientifically important chondrite, Murchison transformed scientists’ ideas about organic material in the universe. After a rare witnessed fall, eyewitnesses arriving at the scene reported smelling something like methanol or pyridine, an early indication that the object might contain organic material. Analysis by NASA scientists and...
Chondrite
Murchison, Victoria, Australia
A scientifically important chondrite, Murchison transformed scientists’ ideas about organic material in the universe. After a rare witnessed fall, eyewitnesses arriving at the scene reported smelling something like methanol or pyridine, an early indication that the object might contain organic material. Analysis by NASA scientists and...
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