Prebiotic Chemistry on Cryogenic Worlds: Tribochemical Reactions of Organics and Water in Titan Dunes
Abstract
In this work, we postulate that the mechanical energy from wind-driven grains in the dunes of Titan can ultimately drive chemical processes and lead to the incorporation of oxygen into organic compounds via tribochemical reactions.
- Publication:
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Workshop on the Habitability of Icy Worlds
- Pub Date:
- February 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014LPICo1774.4089T