Analysis of Sutter's Mill fragments reveals organic compounds not seen in other meteorites

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Arizona State University has found that the space rock known as the Sutter's Mill meteorite had organic compounds in it that have not been found in any other known meteorite. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe how they applied hydrothermal treatment to fragments of the meteorite which allowed the organic compounds to be released.

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