Boron enrichment in martian clay.

We have detected a concentration of boron in martian clay far in excess of that in any previously reported extra-terrestrial object. This enrichment indicates that the chemistry necessary for the formation of ribose, a key component of RNA, could have existed on Mars since the formation of early cla...

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Autores principales:	James D Stephenson, Lydia J Hallis, Kazuhide Nagashima, Stephen J Freeland
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:77402597fa634df29f8adfdcdedc7c3e2021-11-18T07:42:50ZBoron enrichment in martian clay.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0064624https://doaj.org/article/77402597fa634df29f8adfdcdedc7c3e2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23762242/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203We have detected a concentration of boron in martian clay far in excess of that in any previously reported extra-terrestrial object. This enrichment indicates that the chemistry necessary for the formation of ribose, a key component of RNA, could have existed on Mars since the formation of early clay deposits, contemporary to the emergence of life on Earth. Given the greater similarity of Earth and Mars early in their geological history, and the extensive disruption of Earth's earliest mineralogy by plate tectonics, we suggest that the conditions for prebiotic ribose synthesis may be better understood by further Mars exploration.James D StephensonLydia J HallisKazuhide NagashimaStephen J FreelandPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 6, p e64624 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q James D Stephenson Lydia J Hallis Kazuhide Nagashima Stephen J Freeland Boron enrichment in martian clay.
description	We have detected a concentration of boron in martian clay far in excess of that in any previously reported extra-terrestrial object. This enrichment indicates that the chemistry necessary for the formation of ribose, a key component of RNA, could have existed on Mars since the formation of early clay deposits, contemporary to the emergence of life on Earth. Given the greater similarity of Earth and Mars early in their geological history, and the extensive disruption of Earth's earliest mineralogy by plate tectonics, we suggest that the conditions for prebiotic ribose synthesis may be better understood by further Mars exploration.
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title	Boron enrichment in martian clay.
title_short	Boron enrichment in martian clay.
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Boron enrichment in martian clay.

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