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Global Abiotic Sulfur Cycling on Earth-like Terrestrial Planets
Rafael Rianço-Silva, Javed Akhter Mondal, Matthew A. Pasek +3
Sulfur is a redox active element that may have helped mediate an electron flow that kickstarted life and which presently is an essential element for all life on Earth. Despite curr…
Large Uncertainties in the Thermodynamics of Phosphorus (III) Oxide (PO) Have Significant Implications for Phosphorus Species in Planetary Atmospheres
William Bains, Matthew A. Pasek, Sukrit Ranjan +3
Phosphorus (III) oxide (PO) has been suggested to be a major component of the gas phase phosphorus chemistry in the atmospheres of gas giant planets and of Venus. However,…
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…
On the abundances of noble and biologically relevant gases in Lake Vostok, Antarctica
Olivier Mousis, Azzedine Lakhlifi, Sylvain Picaud +2
Motivated by the possibility of comparing theoretical predictions of Lake Vostok's composition with future in situ measurements, we investigate the composition of clathrates that a…
A primordial origin for the atmospheric methane of Saturn's moon Titan
Olivier Mousis, Jonathan I. Lunine, Matthew Pasek +5
The origin of Titan's atmospheric methane is a key issue for understanding the origin of the Saturnian satellite system. It has been proposed that serpentinization reactions in Tit…