P015
From Impacts to Habitability: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Collisions and Prebiotic Chemistry
From Impacts to Habitability: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Collisions and Prebiotic Chemistry
Session ID#: 250759
Session Description:
Debris from planetary formation resulted in frequent bombardment to the planets, moons, and small bodies throughout the solar system. These impacts generate unique environments with extreme temperature and pressure gradients. Under these conditions, chemical inventories may have evolved along prebiotic pathways conducive to life’s emergence on Earth. Constraining the conditions during and after impacts is critical to understanding habitability on early Earth and other bodies. We invite contributions that explore geologic, atmospheric, and prebiotic chemistry during and after the impact events on Earth and beyond, and the potential contributions to planetary habitability. We encourage a diverse approach leveraging modeling, experimental, and observational techniques.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
Index Terms:
1060 Planetary geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
5215 Origin of life [PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY]
5420 Impact phenomena, cratering [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5455 Origin and evolution [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
Primary Convener: Amanda Alexander, Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners: Karyn L Rogers1, Nuri Park2 and Meri Herrero1, (1)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States(2)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Meri Herrero, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States
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