DocumentCode
2068729
Title
Why does life start, what does it do, where will it be?
Author
Russell, Michael J.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
6-13 March 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Life is driven into being by the tension between the ancient carbon dioxide atmosphere and hydrogen at submarine alkaline springs. It is helped into being by transition metal sulfides, nitrogen compounds and phosphate. Life synthesizes a small but ever-renewed stock of organic molecules and generates various waste products in the process such as methane, acetate and eventually oxygen. It will occur on any sunny, wet, rocky planet.
Keywords
evolution (biological); molecular biophysics; planets; acetate; ancient carbon dioxide atmosphere; hydrogen; life; methane; nitrogen compounds; organic molecules; oxygen; phosphate; rocky planet; submarine alkaline springs; sunny planet; transition metal sulfides; waste products; wet planet; Atmosphere; Carbon dioxide; Hydrogen; Laboratories; NASA; Nitrogen; Planets; Propulsion; Springs; Underwater vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
ISSN
1095-323X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3887-7
Electronic_ISBN
1095-323X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2010.5447040
Filename
5447040
Link To Document