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Comets Seeded Jupiter Moons With Life ?

Started by Waspie_Dwarf , Feb 16 2013 01:26 PM
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:26 PM

Comet rain took life's  to Jupiter's moons


www.newscientist.com said:

Dust made from pulverised comets may have seeded Jupiter's moons with the raw ingredients for life. That includes Europa, which is thought to harbour a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust.

Jupiter has two kinds of natural satellites: large spherical moons and smaller lumpy bodies that follow elongated orbits. Chemical analysis of the irregular bodies suggests they are made of the same stuff as asteroids and comets. This means they are probably rich in the carbon-containing compounds that are key to life on Earth.

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