OoL digest — March 17
This week we have 16 new papers on the origin of life. Enjoy!
Astrobiology
From hydrated silica to quartz: Potential hydrothermal precipitates found in Jezero crater, Mars
Beck et al. — Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Polarized Signatures of the Earth Through Time: An Outlook for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Gordon et al. — preprint
Results from NASA’s First Radio Telescope on the Moon: Terrestrial Technosignatures and the Low-Frequency Galactic Background Observed by ROLSES-1 Onboard the Odysseus Lander
Hibbard et al. — preprint
Examining the Potential for Methyl Halide Accumulation and Detectability in Possible Hycean-type Atmospheres
Leung et al. — The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Life in the Bubble: How a Nearby Supernova Left Ephemeral Footprints on the Cosmic-Ray Spectrum and Indelible Imprints on Life
Nojiri et al. — The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Planetesimal Impact Vapor Plumes and Nebular Shocks form Chondritic Mixtures
Stewart et al. — preprint
Fluorescent Biomolecules Detectable in Near-Surface Ice on Europa
Yoffe et al. — preprint
Astrochemistry
Theoretical study of aromatic and N-heterocycles: Potential carriers of interstellar aromatic infrared bands
Karri et al. — Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Astrophysics
There’s more to life in reflected light: Simulating the detectability of a range of molecules for high-contrast, high-resolution observations of non-transiting terrestrial exoplanets
Currie et al. — preprint
Biochemistry
An RNA condensate model for the origin of life
Fine et al. — preprint
Chemistry
Spraying of water microdroplets forms luminescence and causes chemical reactions in surrounding gas
Meng et al. — Science Advances
Geoscience
The Neoproterozoic glacial broom
Kirkland et al. — Geology
Planetary sciences
Results from the inSight Mars mission do not require a water-saturated mid crust
Jakosky — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Seismic discontinuity in the Martian crust possibly caused by water-filled cracks
Katayama et al. — Geology
Large Water Inventory in Highly Adsorptive Regolith Simulated With a Mars Global Climate Model
Kobayashi et al. — Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
An ultraviolet Raman spectral library of 21 organic compounds and 41 minerals for planetary exploration on Mars
Wang et al. — Physica Scripta