Did Life Come To Earth On Asteroids? - Worldatlas.com

The force of the asteroid impact is sufficient to launch material at a velocity that exceeds Earth’s escape velocity and drifts into space.

Imagine an asteroid is heading toward the Earth not long after life arose some four billion years ago. The asteroid strikes in a region near some water ponds that contain some microorganisms. The for… [+5089 chars]

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