Simulation of Comet Impact and Survivability of Organic Compounds
Description:
Comets have long been proposed as a potential means for the transport of complex organic compounds to early Earth. For this to be a viable mechanism, a significant fraction of organic compounds must survive the high temperatures due to impact. We have undertaken three-dimensional numerical simulations to track the thermodynamic state of a comet during oblique impacts. The comet was modeled as a 1-km water-ice sphere impacting a basalt plane at 11.2 km/s; impact angles of 15{sup o} (from horizon…
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Date:
July 18, 2007
Creator:
Liu, B T; Lomov, I N; Blank, J G & Antoun, T H
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department