Evidence for the extraterrestrial origin of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Martian meteorite ALH84001

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作者
Clemett, SJ [1 ]
Dulay, MT [1 ]
Gillette, JS [1 ]
Chillier, XDF [1 ]
Mahajan, TB [1 ]
Zare, RN [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Chem, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1039/a709130c
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Possible sources of terrestrial contamination are considered for the observation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Martian meteorite ALH84001. Contamination is concluded to be negligible.
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