[meteorite-list] NASA finds extra-terrestrial amino-acids in Sudan meteorites

[Mark Hammergren]

The article is missing a description of the genesis of the asteroidal material. Almahata Sitta is a ureilite (among other things), which cooled from very high temperatures (in excess of 1100C) during its formation.

-- Mark

--- On Thu, 12/30/10, Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:
> So something must be missing from the article to explain
> why they
> believe Almahata Sitta's interior got so hot. [snip]
> So the question is, am I missing something?  --Rob