Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Murchison Meteorite
- 16 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3993) , 237-239
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3993.237
Abstract
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in the Murchison meteorite have been identified by the combined techniques of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The distribution of the aromatic compounds suggests that they are the products of a high-temperature synthesis.Keywords
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