Scientists Find Amino Acids, Salts and Other Compounds in Samples from Asteroid Bennu

Scientists Find Amino Acids, Salts and Other Compounds in Samples from Asteroid Bennu
A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Image credit: NASA / Erika Blumenfeld / Joseph Aebersold.

Scientists report the detection of amino acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ammonia and other compounds, as well as a variety of salts, including sodium carbonates, phosphates, sulfates, and chlorides, in the Bennu samples.

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 Scientists report the detection of amino acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ammonia and other compounds, as well as a variety of salts, including sodium carbonates, phosphates, sulfates, and chlorides, in the Bennu samples.
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