Science19th century (1806/1834 discovery)Francehigh confidence

The Alais meteorite contains organic compounds.

Notes on verification

Multiple independent academic sources (Springer, Nature Communications Chemistry, Wiley/Meteoritics and Planetary Science, David Darling's encyclopedia) confirm Berzelius's 1834 extraction of carbonaceous/organic compounds from the Alais meteorite, one of the earliest documented cases of extraterrestrial organic matter. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]

Sources

The Alais meteorite contains organic compounds. · DeepInquiry