Case file · Cosmic event
Murchison meteorite
On 28 September 1969 a fireball broke up over Murchison, Victoria, scattering more than 100 kg of carbon-rich meteorite. It contains amino acids and other organic molecules from beyond Earth.
1969 CE · -36.62, 145.20 · status: official
The account
Later studies found nucleobases and presolar grains older than the Sun, making Murchison one of the most studied meteorites in the debate about the origins of life.