HCN Production via Impact Ejecta Reentry During the Late Heavy Bombardment
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DOI: 10.1002/2017je005393
Abstract: Major impact events have shaped the Earth as we know it. The Late Heavy Bombardment is of particular interest because it immediately precedes the first evidence of life. The reentry of impact ejecta creates numerous… read more here.
Keywords: heavy bombardment; production; late heavy; impact ejecta ... See more keywords
Cometary impact rates on the Moon and planets during the late heavy bombardment
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629376
Abstract: Context. The Nice model predicts that the trans-planetary planetesimal disk made a large or even dominant contribution to the cratering in the inner solar system during the late heavy bombardment (LHB). In the presence of… read more here.
Keywords: late heavy; disk; heavy bombardment; lhb ... See more keywords