A rare space rock that landed in New Jersey holds pristine ingredients for early life
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Scientists analyzing a meteorite that recently landed in New Jersey have discovered ancient organic compounds, amino acids, and evidence of salty fluids. Because the sample was recovered immediately, its pristine chemistry offers researchers a rare, uncontaminated look at how space rocks may have delivered the essential building blocks of life to early Earth.
Scientists analyzing a meteorite that recently landed in New Jersey have discovered ancient organic compounds, amino acids, and evidence of salty fluids. Because the sample was recovered immediately, its pristine chemistry offers researchers a rare, uncontaminated look at how space rocks may have delivered the essential building blocks of life to early Earth.