Oceanic hypervelocity impact events: A viable mechanism for successful panspermia?

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-267

  Milner, D J ^a   Burchell, M J ^a   Creighton, J A ^a   Parnell, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oceanic hypervelocity impacts; Panspermia; Projectile fate

Indexed keywords

EARTH; EXOBIOLOGY; IMPACT; METEORITE; OCEAN; PLANETARY SURFACE; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33845533353     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550406003375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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