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Pigments exhibiting porphyrin-like behavior were detected in samples from Apollo 11 and 12. Those from Apollo 11 appeared to be directly related to the rocket exhaust of the descent engine; those from Apollo 12 from indigenous lunar material. Porphyrin-like pigments were not detected in a sample from Apollo 14.
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Hodgson, G.W., Kvenvolden, K., Peterson, E. et al. A quest for porphyrins in lunar soil: Samples from Apollo 11, 12 and 14. Space Life Sciences 3, 419–424 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00926770
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