[meteorite-list] Ancient Earth fossils could be found on the moon

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Ancient Earth fossils could be found on the moon
16:06 28 July 2014 by Jacob Aron
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"Signs of ancient life could be littered across the moon, just waiting
for an intrepid explorer to find them. That's according to physicists
who tested what would happen if a chunk of rock containing microscopic
fossils from Earth were to be launched into space and smash into the
lunar surface. Finding one could give us a pristine glimpse into past
life on Earth.

Meteorites found on Earth that were created by impacts on the moon and
Mars suggest that cosmic bodies regularly chuck rocks at each other. A
few researchers have claimed that some of these meteorites show signs of
fossilised bacteria, the most famous being Mars rock ALH 84001. However,
the evidence is shaky – and misses a more fundamental question, says
Mark Burchell at the University of Kent, UK.

"No one ever seems to have asked, even if the fossils did exist in a
rock, would they survive?" he says. To find out, Burchell and his
colleagues tried to simulate the conditions that fossilised diatoms –
microscopic algae with detailed shells – would face on a trip from
here to the moon.

The team powdered rock containing these fossils then mixed it with water
and froze it to replicate a meteoroid. They then fired it into a bag of
water using a large gas-powered gun. The force of the gun mimics what
happens when a nearby impact launches a rock into orbit, and the rapid
deceleration and high pressures of hitting the water simulates smacking
into the moon at high speeds."


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