The delivery of organic matter from asteroids and comets to the early surface of Mars.
Carbon delivered to the Earth by interplanetary dust particles may have been an important source of pre-biotic organic matter (Anders, 1989). Interplanetary dust is shown to deliver an order-of-magnitude higher surface concentration of carbon onto Mars than onto Earth, suggesting interplanetary dust may be an important source of carbon on Mars as well.
Flynn
G J
GJ
Dept. of Physics, SUNY-Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA.
D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D019443:Cosmic Dust; D018534:Earth, Planet; D019418:Evolution, Chemical; D019419:Evolution, Planetary; D018559:Exobiology; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D018535:Mars; D019110:Meteoroids; D018543:Minor Planets; D010316:Particle Size
D019443:Cosmic Dust; D002244:Carbon