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‘Star Dust Memories’—A Brief History of the Murchison Carbonaceous Chondrite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Dermot A. Henry
Dermot A. Henry*
Affiliation:
Geosciences, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne 3001, Australiadhenry@museum.vic.gov.au
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Abstract

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The rare carbonaceous chondrite which fell around the township of Murchison in northern Victoria, Australia, in 1969 has probably been the subject of more scientific publications than any other meteorite. The discovery of grains formed in a presolar environment and the abundance of organic molecules within the Murchison meteorite have facilitated studies of the formation of the Solar System, the development of stars and the origins of life.

Keywords

history and philosophy of astronomyMurchison meteorite
Type
Sixth Torino Workshop
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , 2003 , pp. vii - ix
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2003

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