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Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s (1981)

Chapter: 5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life

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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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Suggested Citation:"5 Chemical Evolution: Early Earth Prior to Life." National Research Council. 1981. Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12369.
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