We propose that the carbonaceous materials formed from cometary organic matter via the evaporation of volatiles, such as nitrogen and oxygen, during the impact-induced heating.
This organic matter might be the small seeds of life once delivered from space to Earth.
#asteroids #cometary-organic-matter #origin-of-life #hayabusa-2-spacecraft #ryugu-samples #nasa #asteroid-bennu
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