Origin of Living Matter on Primeval Planets of Solar System (Retrospective View)
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https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2012.08.019Keywords:
primordial planets, degassing, chondrite crust, ur-hydrosphere, hydrothermal, procaryotes, meteorites, meteofossils, microfossils of PrecambrianAbstract
Within V.I. Vernadsky’s concept about the living matter as a universal development of the substance in the Universe we have considered the most ancient remains of life forms in meteorites and on the Earth. Origination of the microbial systems on the Earthlike planets seems to be logical ending of their physical & geochemical becoming under degassing of volatile substances including H2O. Steam condensation in space interface led to glaciation of the planets’ surface and inundation of chondrite crust. Thermal emission of the depths, moistened crust and degassing created the optimal conditions for regulation of chemical evolution of carbonaceous compounds and appearance of prokaryotes thus finishing the evolution of inert matter. Their typical morphological remains are known to have been found in carbonaceous chondrites and Saratov achondrite, which confirms the hypothesis about watering of their initial planet. Protected by the ur-hydrosphere the moisturized chondrite planet crust was a specific natural hydrothermal incubator for appearance of the living matter on the primordial solar system planets, which can be characteristic for other Stellar Worlds.
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