Comets and the origins and evolution of life; Proceedings of the Conference, Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1991Papers are presented on comets and the formation of biochemical compounds on the primitive earth; the cometary origin of carbon, nitrogen, and water on the earth; comets as a possible source of prebiotic molecules; comet impacts and chemical evolution on the bombarded earth; and cometary supply of terrestrial organics (lessons from the K/T and the present epoch). Other papers are on a computational study of radiation chemical processing in comet nuclei, the origin of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in meteorites, the fate of organic matter during planetary accretion (preliminary studies of the organic chemistry of experimentally shocked Murchison meteorite), recent observations of interstellar molecules (detection of CCO and a limit on H2C3O), terrestrial and extraterrestrial sources of molecular monochirality, and dark matter in the solar system (hydrogen cyanide polymers).
Document ID
19930033979
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Thomas, Paul J. (Wisconsin Univ. Eau Claire, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere