Figure 27-3: R I V U X G
A Carbonaceous Chondrite Carbonaceous chondrites are primitive meteorites that date back to the very beginning of the solar system. This sample is a piece of the Allende meteorite, a large carbonaceous chondrite that fell in Mexico in 1969. Chemical analyses of newly fallen specimens disclose that they are rich in organic molecules, many of which are the chemical building blocks of life.
A Carbonaceous Chondrite Carbonaceous chondrites are primitive meteorites that date back to the very beginning of the solar system. This sample is a piece of the Allende meteorite, a large carbonaceous chondrite that fell in Mexico in 1969. Chemical analyses of newly fallen specimens disclose that they are rich in organic molecules, many of which are the chemical building blocks of life.
(Detlev van Ravenswaay/Science Source)