Prebiotic chemistry and atmospheric warming of early Earth by an active young Sun

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 23 May 2016 United Kingdom English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Geoscience, volume 9, pages 452-455 (issn: 1752-0894, eissn: 1752-0908,

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Authors: Airapetian, VS; Glocer, A; Gronoff, G; Hébrard, E; Danchi, W;

doi: 10.1038/ngeo2719

handle: 10871/31990

Prebiotic chemistry and atmospheric warming of early Earth by an active young Sun

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Abstract

An energetic process is needed to convert N2 into compounds essential for life. Simulations show that interactions between powerful solar flares and Earth’s magnetic field could have facilitated nitrogen fixation in the early atmosphere.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Universities Space Research Association
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Langley Research Center
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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University of Exeter
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