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

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Thu Aug 25 12:32:23 EDT 2011


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.
> 



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