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Is it possible that life on earth began with an out of this world rock buffet?
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Sources:
Annemiek Waajen — interview
Rebecca Prescott — interview
eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2021.0089
space.com/36661-late-heavy-bombardment.html
link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_903
sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/carbonaceous-chondrite
khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cellular-energetics/cellular-respiration-ap/a/oxidative-phosphorylation-etc
IMAGES
nasa.gov/ames/new-nasa-research-shows-giant-asteroids-battered-early-earth
mars.nasa.gov/resources/6632/artist-concept-of-an-early-earth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dvulgaris_micrograph.JPG
researchgate.net/publication/270661760_Biofilm_growth_mode_promotes_maximum_carrying_capacity_and_community_stability_during_product_inhibition_syntrophy
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pahoehoe_basalt_lava_(North_Crater_Flow,_Holocene,_2.2-2.4_ka;_Craters_of_the_Moon_Lava_Field,_Idaho,_USA)_2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_Crust_of_Asteroid_4_Vesta_(49794891333).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonaceous_chondrite#/media/File:Allende_meteorite.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.JPG
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/majestic-grand-canyon-landscape-royalty-free-image/1301881653?phrase=grand%20canyon%20rocks&adppopup=true
exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1383/eso-discovers-earth-size-planet-in-habitable-zone-of-nearest-star
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/key-organic-molecule
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/psyche-asteroid-in-space-royalty-free-image/1286927980?phrase=asteroid%20mining&adppopup=true
Is it possible that life on earth began with an out of this world rock buffet?
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
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Sources:
Annemiek Waajen — interview
Rebecca Prescott — interview
eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2021.0089
space.com/36661-late-heavy-bombardment.html
link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_903
sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/carbonaceous-chondrite
khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cellular-energetics/cellular-respiration-ap/a/oxidative-phosphorylation-etc
IMAGES
nasa.gov/ames/new-nasa-research-shows-giant-asteroids-battered-early-earth
mars.nasa.gov/resources/6632/artist-concept-of-an-early-earth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dvulgaris_micrograph.JPG
researchgate.net/publication/270661760_Biofilm_growth_mode_promotes_maximum_carrying_capacity_and_community_stability_during_product_inhibition_syntrophy
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pahoehoe_basalt_lava_(North_Crater_Flow,_Holocene,_2.2-2.4_ka;_Craters_of_the_Moon_Lava_Field,_Idaho,_USA)_2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_Crust_of_Asteroid_4_Vesta_(49794891333).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonaceous_chondrite#/media/File:Allende_meteorite.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.JPG
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/majestic-grand-canyon-landscape-royalty-free-image/1301881653?phrase=grand%20canyon%20rocks&adppopup=true
exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1383/eso-discovers-earth-size-planet-in-habitable-zone-of-nearest-star
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/key-organic-molecule
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/psyche-asteroid-in-space-royalty-free-image/1286927980?phrase=asteroid%20mining&adppopup=true
