Water-rock reactions and the search for life

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• Cara Magnabosco, ETH Zurich, Department of Earth Sciences
• Wednesday 13 March 2024, 16:00-17:00
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Emily Mitchell.

Oxygenic photosynthesis supports the majority of Earth’s ecosystems; however, when compared to other metabolic processes, life’s ability to harness solar energy, reduce CO2 , and oxidize water emerged relatively late. Instead, earlier ecosystems were powered by water-rock reactions. This talk will discuss the ecology of rock-powered ecosystems and how these observations provide important constraints for the search for life in the universe.

This talk is part of the LCLU Seminars series.

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• Cambridge Astronomy Talks
• LCLU Seminars
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute

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