Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System Paperback / softback
by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Task Group on Organic Environments in the Solar System
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The sources, distributions, and transformation of organic compounds in the solar system are active study areas as a means to provide information about the evolution of the solar system and the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe.
There are many organic synthesis processes, however, and ambiguity surrounds the relative effectiveness of these processes in explaining the distribution of organic compounds in the solar system.
As a consequence, NASA directed the NRC to determine what processes account for the reduced carbon compounds found throughout the solar system and to examine how planetary exploration can advance understanding of this central issue.
This report presents a discussion of the chemistry of carbon; an analysis of the formation, modification, and preservation of organic compounds in the solar system; and an assessment of research opportunities and strategies for enhancing our understanding of organic material in the solar system. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummaryI-The Chemistry of Carbon, 1 Biotic and Abiotic Carbon CompoundsII-The Formation, Modification, and Preservation of OrganicCompounds in the Solar System, 2 Interstellar Chemistry3 Meteorites4 Primitive Bodies5 The Giant Planets and Their Satellites6 The Terrestrial PlanetsIII-Exploration: Where to Go and What to Study, 7 Approaches toResearchAppendix Glossary
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- Pages:124 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:09/03/2007
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- ISBN:9780309102353
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:124 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:09/03/2007
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- ISBN:9780309102353
