Buckyballs found in Almahata Sitta meteorites - EurekAlert

Buckyballs, or Buckminsterfullerenes (C60), are cage-like molecules made of hexagonal and pentagonal rings of carbon atoms. They are found in astrophysical environments and should have been part of the stuff our solar system was born from, but so far this mol…

Buckyballs, or Buckminsterfullerenes (C60), are cage-like molecules made of hexagonal and pentagonal rings of carbon atoms. They are found in astrophysical environments and should have been part of t… [+4992 chars]

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