Discriminating Aromatic Parent Compounds and Their Derivative Isomers in Ice Grains From Enceladus and Europa Using a Laboratory Analogue for Spaceborne Mass Spectrometers
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DOI: 10.1029/2022ea002807
Abstract: Results from the CassiniâHuygens space mission at Enceladus revealed a substantial inventory of organic species embedded in plume and E ring ice grains originating from a global subsurface and putative habitable ocean. Compositional analysis by… read more here.
Keywords: enceladus europa; ice grains; space; parent compounds ... See more keywords
Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Fingerprints of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Ice Grains Relevant to Ocean Worlds.
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2188
Abstract: Identifying and distinguishing between abiotic and biotic signatures of organic molecules such as amino acids and fatty acids is key to the search for life on extraterrestrial ocean worlds. Impact ionization mass spectrometers can potentially… read more here.
Keywords: amino acids; ice grains; abiotic biotic; fatty acids ... See more keywords