title: Organic matter on asteroid 130 elektra.
abstract: Infrared absorption spectra of a low-albedo water-rich asteroid appear to show a weak 3.4-micrometer carbon-hydrogen stretching mode band, which suggests the presence of hydrocarbons on asteroid 130 Elektra. The organic extract from the primitive carbonaceous chondritic Murchison meteorite shows similar spectral bands.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cruikshank
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Brown