Organic Matter on Asteroid 130 Elektra
- 9 October 1987
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 238 (4824) , 183-184
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.238.4824.183
Abstract
Infrared absorption spectra of a low-albedo water-rich asteroid appear to show a weak 3.4-micrometer carbon-hydrogen stretching mode band, which suggests the presence of hydrocarbons on asteroid 130 Elektra. The organic extract from the primitive carbonaceous chondritic Murchison meteorite shows similar spectral bands.Keywords
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