Implications of Extraterrestrial Material on the Origin of Life
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2015
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921316005731
Abstract
Meteoritic organic material may provide the best perspective on prebiotic chemistry. Meteorites have also been invoked as a source of prebiotic material. This study suggests a caveat to extraterrestrial organic delivery: that prebiotic meteoritic organics were too dilute to promote prebiotic reactions. However, meteoritic material provides building material for endogenous synthesis of prebiotic molecules, such as by hydrolysis of extraterrestrial organic tars, and corrosion of phosphide minerals.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, v. 11, p. 431-435.
Scholar Commons Citation
Pasek, Matthew A., "Implications of Extraterrestrial Material on the Origin of Life" (2015). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1289.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1289
