Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues

Zita Martins1, Mark C. Price2, Nir Goldman3, Mark A. Sephton1 and Mark J. Burchell2

1Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
2School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NH, UK
3Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA

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Martins Z, Price MC, Goldman N, Sephton MA and Burchell MJ (2013) Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues. Nature Geoscience 6:1045–1049.
[doi:10.1038/ngeo1930]

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