The notion that comets supplied the primitive Earth with the requisite chemical species for the process of chemical evolution, which is widely held to have led to the origin of life on Earth, has now gained considerable intellectual momentum since its first formulation in 1961. The role of comets in the Earth's biogenesis has been thoroughly addressed in the literature. At this time, in light of a few recent findings, we present here a concise review of this topic together with a brief discussion of the possible role of cometary material in the origin of life elsewhere in the Universe.


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    Title :

    Comets and life in the Universe


    Contributors:
    Oro, J. (author) / Mills, T. (author) / Lazcano, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1995-03-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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