Cometary micrometeorites and input of prebiotic compounds

The apparition of life on the early Earth was probably favored by inputs of extraterrestrial matter brought by carbonaceous chondrite-like objects or cometary material. Interplanetary dust collected nowadays on Earth is related to carbonaceous chondrites and to cometary material. They contain in pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engrand C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20140203003