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


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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