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When did Life Likely Emerge on Earth in an RNA-First Process?
Steven A. Benner, Elizabeth A. Bell, Elisa Biondi +7
The widespread presence of ribonucleic acid (RNA) catalysts and cofactors in Earth's biosphere today suggests that RNA was the first biopolymer to support Darwinian evolution. Howe…
Mars in the aftermath of a colossal impact
Jason Man Yin Woo, Hidenori Genda, Ramon Brasser +1
The abundance of highly siderophile elements (HSEs) inferred for Mars' mantle from martian meteorites implies a Late Veneer (LV) mass addition of ~0.8 wt% with broadly chondritic c…
The tidal parameters of TRAPPIST-1 b and c
R. Brasser, A. C. Barr, V. Dobos
The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system consists of seven planets within 0.05 au of each other, five of which are in a multi-resonant chain. {These resonances suggest the system formed via…
The origin of the cratering asymmetry on Triton
Jingyi Mah, Ramon Brasser
The source of impactors capable of producing the cratering asymmetry on Triton is open to debate. While hyperbolic comets are the likely source of impactors, the theoretically pred…
Onset of giant planet migration before 4480 million years ago
Stephen J. Mojzsis, Ramon Brasser, Nigel M. Kelly +2
Immediately after their formation, the terrestrial planets experienced intense impact bombardment by comets, leftover planetesimals from primary accretion, and asteroids. This temp…