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Can anyone comment on how significant this discovery is? Are we talking unprecedented or has this been hypothesized for a while? Are the conditions on such come
by zengid 10y ago
Can anyone comment on how significant this discovery is? Are we talking unprecedented or has this been hypothesized for a while? Are the conditions on such comets more conducive for organic molecule formation than the surface of a planet or large moon might be?
- lorenzhs 10y agoAccording to the article, they were expecting it: From analyses of meteorites and laboratory simulations, the team was also expecting to identify a wide diversity of organic material in Comet 67P/C-G, ranging from very small molecules to heavy (or ‘high molecular weight’) organics.