TY - JOUR
T1 - Origin and evolution of prebiotic organic matter as inferred from the Tagish Lake meteorite
AU - Herd, Christopher D.K.
AU - Blinova, Alexandra
AU - Simkus, Danielle N.
AU - Huang, Yongsong
AU - Tarozo, Rafael
AU - Alexander, Conel M.O.D.
AU - Gyngard, Frank
AU - Nittler, Larry R.
AU - Cody, George D.
AU - Fogel, Marilyn L.
AU - Kebukawa, Yoko
AU - Kilcoyne, A. L.David
AU - Hilts, Robert W.
AU - Slater, Greg F.
AU - Glavin, Daniel P.
AU - Dworkin, Jason P.
AU - Callahan, Michael P.
AU - Elsila, Jamie E.
AU - De Gregorio, Bradley T.
AU - Stroud, Rhonda M.
PY - 2011/6/10
Y1 - 2011/6/10
N2 - The complex suite of organic materials in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites probably originally formed in the interstellar medium and/or the solar protoplanetary disk, but was subsequently modified in the meteorites' asteroidal parent bodies. The mechanisms of formation and modification are still very poorly understood. We carried out a systematic study of variations in the mineralogy, petrology, and soluble and insoluble organic matter in distinct fragments of the Tagish Lake meteorite. The variations correlate with indicators of parent body aqueous alteration. At least some molecules of prebiotic importance formed during the alteration.
AB - The complex suite of organic materials in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites probably originally formed in the interstellar medium and/or the solar protoplanetary disk, but was subsequently modified in the meteorites' asteroidal parent bodies. The mechanisms of formation and modification are still very poorly understood. We carried out a systematic study of variations in the mineralogy, petrology, and soluble and insoluble organic matter in distinct fragments of the Tagish Lake meteorite. The variations correlate with indicators of parent body aqueous alteration. At least some molecules of prebiotic importance formed during the alteration.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79958746238
U2 - 10.1126/science.1203290
DO - 10.1126/science.1203290
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958746238
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 332
SP - 1304
EP - 1307
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6035
ER -