Microbial habitability of the Hadean Earth during the late heavy bombardment

2009/05/01 by Oleg Abramov, O. Abramov, Stephen J. Mojzsis +1 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Abiogenesis #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Circumstellar habitable zone #Crust #Early Earth #Earth (classical element) #Earth science #Exoplanet #Geochemistry #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Habitability #Hadean #Impact crater #Meteorite #Physics #Planet #Planetary Science and Exploration #Solar System #Terrestrial planet

paper · doi:10.1038/nature08015

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