Murchison Meteorite Contains Complex Organic Molecules

On Shashdot today:

http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/02/16/1416220/Meteorite-Contains-Complex-Organic-Molecules

Previously unknown organic molecules have been discovered
in a 100 kg meteorite that hit Australia in 1969,

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3313/extraterrestrial-organic-molecules-more-complex-earth

suggesting that our early Solar System contained a soup of
highly complex organic chemistry long before life appeared.
Quoting: 'According to [the study's lead author], the newly
discovered compounds in the Murchison meteorite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchison_meteorite

"may have contributed to the organic complexity of the early
"soup" that led to the development of life on Earth. The
findings also suggest that extraterrestrial chemical
diversity surpasses that found on Earth. The meteor
probably passed through primordial clouds in the early
solar system, accumulating organic molecules in a
snowball effect along the way. By tracing the sequence
of organic molecules in the meteorite, researchers
believe they may also be able to create a timeline for
their formation and alteration since the early days of
our solar system.