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Primitive Bodies and the Origin of Life
Pages 20-21

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... are irradiated by ultraviolet light, high-energy particles from the Sun, or cosmic rays. Laboratory simulations indicate that, when exposed to liquid water, such radiationprocessed material produces amino acids and other organic molecules found in living systems.
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... Artist's impression of the lander portion of the Comet Surface Sample Return spacecraft just after it has deployed its twin solar arrays. Guiding Themes Addressed Important Planetary Science Questions Addressed ¢ ~ ~ ~ ~ .
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  • comet surface
  • organic molecules
  • return mission
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  • carbon compounds
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  • mission emphasizes
  • help scientists
  • differing materials
  • science questions

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  • life arose
  • simulations indicate
  • ultraviolet light
  • twin solar

  • themes addressed
  • complex carbon
  • changes occur
  • cometary material
  • cosmic rays

  • fragments seen
  • micrometeorite impacts
  • organic materials
  • materials scattered
  • researchers results


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