2002 Annual Science Report
Astrobiology Roadmap Objective 9.0 Reports Reporting | JUL 2001 – JUN 2002
Roadmap Objective 9.0—Determine the presence of life's chemical precursors and potential habitats for life in the outer solar system.
Project Reports
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Studies of Organic Matter and Water in Meteorites
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 -
Benner – Self-Reproducing Molecular Systems and Darwinian Chemistry
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 17.0 -
Hydrothermal Organic Synthesis
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 -
Ellington – Self-Reproducing Molecular Systems and Darwinian Chemistry
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.0 3.0 4.0 8.0 9.0 16.0 -
Theoretical Studies of Hydrothermal Synthesis Reactions
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 -
Exploration for Life in the Solar System
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 8.0 9.0 12.0 -
Ghadiri – Self-Reproducing Molecular Systems and Darwinian Chemistry
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.0 3.0 9.0 14.0 -
Studies in Planetary Formation and Evolution
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 8.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 -
Switzer – Self-Reproducing Molecular Systems and Darwinian Chemistry
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 9.0 -
A New Molecular Recognition Instrument for Astrobiological Applications
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 -
Biological Studies of Hydrothermal Systems
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 12.0 14.0 -
Isotopic and Molecular Tracers of Life
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 14.0 16.0 -
Environment of Prebiotic Earth and the Origin of Life: Chemistry of Hydrogen Cyanide
The role of hydrogen cyanide polymer chemistry in the origin of life has provoked much speculation. In spite of extensive efforts by many groups, a satisfactory understanding of this polymer’s structure and mechanism of formation still eludes us. Our studies involve the synthesis of Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) polymers under a variety of conditions and the application of modern powerful analytical methods for structure elucidation
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 9.0 -
Exploring the Living Universe; Origin, Evolution and Distribution of Life in the Solar System
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.0 9.0 11.0 -
Dynamics of Comets, Asteroids, and Planets
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 5.0 9.0 11.0