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From: Prebiotic Chemistry: What We Know, What We Don't

Fig. 1

The Miller–Urey apparatus. The 500-liter flask contained heated water, evaporating upward and coming into contact with the gases contained in the five-liter flask. The molecules created by contact with the electric discharge were returned to the 500-cubic centimeter flask by the condenser. Reproduced from Lazcano and Bada (2003)

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