Earth’s oldest craters could give scientists critical information about the structure of the early Earth and the composition of bodies in the solar system as well as help to interpret […]
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Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Impact events, Missions & Hardware, Status Report, Titan
Modeling The Formation Of Selk Impact Crater On Titan: Implications For Dragonfly
Selk crater is an ∼ 80 km diameter impact crater on the Saturnian icy satellite, Titan. Melt pools associated with impact craters like Selk provide environments where liquid water and […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Metabolism May Have Started in Early Oceans Before the Origin of Life
The chemical reactions behind the formation of common metabolites in modern organisms could have formed spontaneously in the earth’s early oceans, questioning the events thought to have led to the […]
Posted inImpact events, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life
Meteorite Impact Craters May Have Hosted Early Life on Earth
A new study from Western University explores the possibility that Earth’s earliest life forms may have been cultivated by a meteorite impact event. The research team from Western’s Faculty of […]