1. Meteorites may have kick-started life on Earth, The Telegraph, March 11, 2010,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7418915/Meteorites-may-have-kick-started-life-on-Earth.html "Meteorites that bombarded Earth four billion years ago could have kick-started life rather than wiping it out, a study shows." 2. Meteorites may have nurtured early life on Earth, TG Daily http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/48805-meteorites-may-have-nurtured-early-life The paper is: Parnell, J., A. Boyce, S. Thackrey, D. Muirhead, P. Lindgren, C. Mason, C. Taylor, J. Still, S. Bowden, G. R. Osinski, and P. Lee, 2010, Sulfur isotope signatures for rapid colonization of an impact crater by thermophilic microbes. Geology. vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 271-274. doi: 10.1130/G30615.1 http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/3/271 Yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list