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Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues

Zita Martins, M. C. Price, Nir Goldman, Mark A. Sephton, M. J. Burchell

Nature Geoscience · 2013 · 171 citations · 42 references

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Evidence for Extraterrestrial Amino-acids and Hydrocarbons in the Murchison Meteorite

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Amino acids from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogues

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