Where on Earth has our water come from?
de Leeuw NH, Catlow CRA, King HE, Putnis A, Muralidharan K, Deymier P, Stimpfl M, Drake MJ
Research article (journal)Abstract
The presence of water in the Earth has long been an enigma. However, computer modelling techniques have shown that the adsorption of water onto the fractal surfaces of interplanetary dust particles, which are present in the planetary accretion disk, is sufficiently strong to provide a viable origin of terrestrial water.
Details about the publication
Journal: Chemical communications (Chem. Commun.)
Volume: 46
Issue: 47
Page range: 8923-8925
Status: Published
Release year: 2010 (31/12/2010)
Language in which the publication is written: English
Keywords: density-functional theory inner solar-system atomistic simulation surface-structure alpha-quartz origin forsterite adsorption hydration temperatures
Authors from the University of Münster
| King, Helen | Institute for Mineralogy |
| Putnis, Andrew | Seniorprofessur für Mineralogie (Prof. Putnis) |