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October 30, 2015

NASA: Amino acids in Apollo-era lunar samples are from Earth

by John_A

35th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon

The mystery of where amino acids found in lunar soil samples from the Apollo missions has stumped scientists for decades. They certainly didn’t come from the moon, which is completely inhospitable to life. But with help from the Goddard Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory, NASA researchers have finally tracked down the source of the contamination.

Source: NASA

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