[meteorite-list] Earth Ejecta Could Have Seeded Life on Europa

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:32:23 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201108251632.p7PGWNGS021902_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

I wouldn't be surprised if ejecta from all the rocky planets have
been trading ejecta with each over since the formation of the solar system.

Ron
 
> Matthias wrote:
>
> "That reads breathtakingly interesting!
>
> This once again raises the question whether planetary ejecta from
> the inner regions of the solar system (Venus, Mercury) may have
> made it to Earth (and beyond) just like Earth ejecta may have been
> catapulted into regions beyond the asteroid belt.
>
> ... and, of course, whether future space missions may even find
> "Earth rocks" on Mercury*.
>
> *The authors (M. Reyes-Ruiza et al.) mention the Moon, Mars,
> and Venus in their paper but there is no word about Mercury.
>
Received on Thu 25 Aug 2011 12:32:23 PM PDT