"たんぽぽ捕獲粒子"の有機物分析に向けて

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Analyses of organic compounds in the extraterrestrial materials, e.g. carbonaceous chondrites, micrometeorites, and cometary dust, are important for the study of origins of life on the Earth, since the terrestrial living organisms are formed by highly organized organic compounds and, organic compounds and their source materials should be transported into the Earth from the outside of the Earth. To avoid the contaminants from the terrestrial organisms is the most important for organic analyses of the extraterrestrial materials. Therefore, intact micrometeoroids captured on the exposure facility of the "Kibo" module at the International Space Station by "TANPOPO" mission are suitable for the astrobiological studies concerning with origins of life. In this review, organic analyses of extraterrestrial materials are summarized and tasks for the analyses of organic compounds in the sub-mm sized micrometeoroids, especially captured particles in the "TANPOPO" mission, are described.
生命の起原および進化学会の論文
2009-06-01