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Ornans
Ornans is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell near Ornans in the Doubs department of France in 1868. It is the type specimen for the CO, or Ornans-type, group of carbonaceous chondrites, whose members contain abundant small chondrules and primitive rocky material. Its classification makes it significant to researchers studying early Solar System solids, parent-body alteration, and relatio...
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Murchison
After falling near Murchison in Victoria, Australia, in 1969, the Murchison meteorite became an important source of evidence about organic chemistry beyond Earth. It is a CM2 carbonaceous chondrite, a classification that places it among chemically primitive meteorites whose minerals also record alteration by water. Its abundant organic compounds include numerous amino acids, making it a significan...
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