Organic molecules found in Sutter's Mill meteorite, not previously found in any meteorites
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
An important discovery has been made concerning the possible inventory of molecules available to the early Earth. Scientists found that the Sutter's Mill meteorite, which exploded in a blazing fireball over California last year, contains organic molecules not previously found in any meteorites. These findings suggest a far greater availability of extraterrestrial organic molecules than previously thought possible, an inventory that could indeed have been important in molecular evolution and life itself.