Enceladus as a place of origin of life in Solar System

Czechowski, L.

doi:10.7306/gq.1401

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Enceladus as a place of origin of life in Solar System

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Czechowski L.

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Czechowski_L_Enceladus_Geol. Quart._Vol. 62_No 1_2018.pdf

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10.7306/gq.1401

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Enceladus, a satellite of Saturn, with its radius of 250 km, is the smallest geologically active celestial body in the Solar System. My model of core origin and evolution indicates that for hundreds of My after accretion Enceladus was an appropriate body for an origin of life. I continue consideration of the hypothesis that Enceladus was a cradle of life in the Solar System. I found that simple organisms could be ejected in icy grains into the space by volcanic jets or by meteoroid impacts. Several mechanisms could be responsible for later transport of the grains to the early Earth and other terrestrial planets. Eventually I suggest that Enceladus is the most appropriate body for a cradle of life in the Solar System.

Słowa kluczowe

life origin Enceladus panspermia gravity assist Poynting-Robertson effect impact

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Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

Czasopismo

Geological Quarterly

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2018

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Vol. 62, No. 1

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172--180

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Bibliogr. 47 poz., rys., wykr.

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Czechowski L.

lczech@op.pl

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Geophysics, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).

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