Scientists Ran 100,000 Simulations of Comets Striking Earth. The Results Are a Surprise.

Cambridge researchers simulated 100,000 comet impacts on early Earth to test if hydrogen cyanide could seed life. They found that in 54 percent of scenarios, no sufficient chemical payload reached the surface due to atmospheric breakup or ocean dilution. The study suggests cometary delivery of prebiotic molecules was highly improbable on Earth, though Mars offered better conditions for such transport.

Source: Scientists Ran 100,000 Simulations of Comets Striking Earth. The Results Are a Surprise. — ScienceAlert

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