Prebiotic chemicals—amino acid and phosphorus—in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Altwegg, K.; Balsiger, H.; Bar‐Nun, A.; J. Berthelier, J.; Bieler, A.; Bochsler, P.; Briois, Christelle; Calmonte, Ursina; R. Combi, M.; Cottin, Hervé; De Keyser, Johan; Dhooghe, Frederik; Fiethe, Björn; A. Fuselier, S.; Gasc, S.; I. Gombosi, T.; C. Hansen, K.; Haessig, Myrtha; Jäckel, A.; Kopp, E.; Korth, A.; Le Roy, L.; Mall, U.; Marty, Bernard; Mousis, O.; Owen, Tobias; Rème, H.; Rubı́n, M.; Sémon, T.; Tzou, Chia-Yu; Hunter Waite, James; Wurz, P.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600285

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Prebiotic chemicals—amino acid and phosphorus—in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Published in Science Advances • May 6, 2016

Authors:

K. Altwegg

H. Balsiger

A. Bar‐Nun

Abstract

The importance of comets for the origin of life on Earth has been advocated for many decades. Amino acids are key ingredients in chemistry, leading to life as we know it. Many primitive meteorites contain amino acids, and it is generally believed that these are formed by aqueous alterations. In the ...

Subject

Coma (optics)

Comet

Astrobiology

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