Impact events Archives - Astrobiology

Pseudo-panspermia of Phosphorus Species on the Early Earth

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Re-accretion of Giant Impact Ejecta Can Drive Significant Atmospheric Erosion on Terrestrial Planets

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Re-accretion of Giant Impact Ejecta Can Drive Significant Atmospheric Erosion on Terrestrial Planets

The Depletion Of The Asteroid Belt And The Impact History Of The Earth

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The Depletion Of The Asteroid Belt And The Impact History Of The Earth

Multiple Giant Impacts and Chemical Equilibria: An Integrated Approach to Rocky Planet Formation

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Multiple Giant Impacts and Chemical Equilibria: An Integrated Approach to Rocky Planet Formation

Shocked Quartz At The Younger Dryas Onset Supports Cosmic Airbursts/Impacts

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Shocked Quartz At The Younger Dryas Onset Supports Cosmic Airbursts/Impacts

Piecing Together Formic Acid Isomerism In Dark Clouds. Detection Of Cis-formic Acid In TMC-1 And Astrochemical Modeling

Astrochemistry

Piecing Together Formic Acid Isomerism In Dark Clouds. Detection Of Cis-formic Acid In TMC-1 And Astrochemical Modeling

Discovery Links Microbial Colonization To An Ancient Meteorite Crater

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Discovery Links Microbial Colonization To An Ancient Meteorite Crater

Isotopic Composition Of Cometary Water And The Origin Of Earth’s Oceans

Astrochemistry

Isotopic Composition Of Cometary Water And The Origin Of Earth’s Oceans

InSight Lander Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature Of Mars’ Interior

Mars

InSight Lander Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature Of Mars’ Interior

Life On Earth Probably Needed Supplies From Space

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Life On Earth Probably Needed Supplies From Space

Century-Scale Effect Of Climate Change On Meteorite Falls

Meteorites & Asteroids

Century-Scale Effect Of Climate Change On Meteorite Falls

Geology And Mars Analog Potential Of The < 2.7-billion-year-old Miralga Impact Structure, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Australia

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Geology And Mars Analog Potential Of The < 2.7-billion-year-old Miralga Impact Structure, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Australia

Fossils Shed Light On The Era Before Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction

Fossils & Paleontology

Fossils Shed Light On The Era Before Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction

Impacts on Ocean Worlds Are Sufficiently Frequent and Energetic to Be of Astrobiological Importance

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Impacts on Ocean Worlds Are Sufficiently Frequent and Energetic to Be of Astrobiological Importance

The Possibility Of A Giant Impact On Venus

Venus

The Possibility Of A Giant Impact On Venus

Ocean Sediments Might Support Theory That Comet Impact Triggered Younger Dryas Cool-off

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Ocean Sediments Might Support Theory That Comet Impact Triggered Younger Dryas Cool-off

Comparing Protein Stability in Modern and Ancient Sabkha Environments: Implications for Molecular Remnants on Ancient Mars

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Comparing Protein Stability in Modern and Ancient Sabkha Environments: Implications for Molecular Remnants on Ancient Mars

Dark Wounds On Icy Moons: Ganymede’s Subsurface Ocean As A Dark Matter Detector

Ganymede

Dark Wounds On Icy Moons: Ganymede’s Subsurface Ocean As A Dark Matter Detector

Mineralogy, Geochemistry And Morphology Of Arctic Gossans On Axel Heiberg Island, NU, Canada: Spectroscopic Investigation And Implications For Mars

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Mineralogy, Geochemistry And Morphology Of Arctic Gossans On Axel Heiberg Island, NU, Canada: Spectroscopic Investigation And Implications For Mars

Exploring Impact Vapor Plume Reactions from Asteroidal Impacts: Monte Carlo Simulations and Implications for Biomolecules Synthesis

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Exploring Impact Vapor Plume Reactions from Asteroidal Impacts: Monte Carlo Simulations and Implications for Biomolecules Synthesis