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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8923-8925 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 47 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 21 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry