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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2014-02-01
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Series: | BIO Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20140203003 |