Extraterrestrial amino acids identified in metal-rich CH and CB carbonaceous chondrites from Antarctica

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 390-402

  Burton, Aaron S ^a   Elsila, Jamie E ^b   Hein, Jason E ^c   Glavin, Daniel P ^b   Dworkin, Jason P ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84875537574     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maps.12063     Document Type: Article

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