Hydrothermal Vents Could Explain Chemical Precursors to Life
By Michael Schirber for Astrobiology Magazine - Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2014 Roy Price first heard about the hydrothermal vents in New Caledonia's Bay of Prony a decade ago. Being a scuba diver and a geologist, he was fascinated by the pictures of a 38-meter-high calcite "chimney" that had precipitated out of the highly-alkaline vent fluid. His attraction to this South Pacific site intensified over the years, as it was later rev ... more
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