Rice University: Much of Earth's Nitrogen Was Locally Sourced
January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 22 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Where did Earth's nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source of the indispensable building block for life was close to home.
The isotopic signatures of nitrogen in iron meteorites reveal that Earth likely gathered its nitrogen not only from the region beyond Jupiter's orbit but also from the dust in the inner protoplanetary disk.
Nitrogen is . . .
Where did Earth's nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source of the indispensable building block for life was close to home.
The isotopic signatures of nitrogen in iron meteorites reveal that Earth likely gathered its nitrogen not only from the region beyond Jupiter's orbit but also from the dust in the inner protoplanetary disk.
Nitrogen is . . .