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Murchison Meteorite Contains 66,000 Organic Formulas: World Mass Spectrometer Record

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Murchison meteorite organic molecules number 66,000 unique formulas in a September 2026 study that applied the world's most powerful mass spectrometer to two famous meteorites. The same team cataloged 91,000 formulas in Aguas Zarcas and first-ever photographed individual extraterrestrial molecules, upending the simple 'building blocks of life' model.

First report: Sept. 28, 1969: The Murchison Meteorite explodes over Australia — astronomy.com, 2d