Organogenic Elements and Compounds in Surface Samples from the Sea of Tranquillity
- 30 January 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 167 (3918) , 765-767
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3918.765
Abstract
Organogenic elements, mainly carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur are present in the particulate material and in a breccia rock from Tranquillity Base in amounts ranging from 5 to 4200 parts per million. The major compounds of carbon released by heating are carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; the former predominates. Small amounts of other compounds of carbon have also been observed. Sulfur can be released as hydrogen sulfide by treatment with acid. The carbon isotopic δ13LC values are definitely nonterrestrial (+ 13 to + 18.5 per mil).Keywords
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