Beyond targeted searches: the need for system-level approaches to understanding the connection between astrochemistry and the emergence of life
Whitepaper #269 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: laboratory studies; life and prebiotic organics
by Mark Ditzler, Andro C. Rios, Michel Nuevo, Milena Popovic, Rocco Mancinelli, Jared T. Broddrick, David Summers, Lynn J. Rothschild, and Arthur L. Weber
Published onMar 18, 2021
Beyond targeted searches: the need for system-level approaches to understanding the connection between astrochemistry and the emergence of life
In this white paper we discuss the need for system-level analyses of organic molecules present in extraterrestrial samples and the importance of laboratory studies in support of these analyses.