On the formation and survival of complex prebiotic molecules in interstellar grain aggregates

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-293

  Cecchi Pestellini, Cesare ^a   Scappini, Flavio ^b   Saija, Rosalba ^c   Iatì, Maria Antonia ^c   Giusto, Arianna ^c   Aiello, Santi ^d   Borghese, Ferdinando ^c   Denti, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

interstellar dust aggregates; origin of life; prebiotic molecules

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044433136     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550404001971     Document Type: Article

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