Amino acids found on comet

[Kyuuketsuki]

Even with low to no oxygen levels in the atmosphere there is still gas that is being pushed out of the way by the comet at incredible speeds causing friction. Wouldn't the Amino acids get heated up due to the friction of the comet plummeting to Earth therefore rendering them useless?

I thought the idea was that complex hydrocarbons might have been brought to Earth *inside* a comet or meteor?

Kyu

[Darwinian]

Yup. Suddenly the Panspermia theory seems a bit more realistic.

Even with low to no oxygen levels in the atmosphere there is still gas that is being pushed out of the way by the comet at incredible speeds causing friction. Wouldn't the Amino acids get heated up due to the friction of the comet plummeting to Earth therefore rendering them useless?

Quite the opposite. Research has shown that the extremely high pressures and temperatures of impact, whilst destroying many of the organic compounds, actually create even more complex compounds vital for life.

[Edwardo Piet]

Haha, that's almost like a superhero movie. When mutation comes from some nasty accident lol.

Interesting that more pressure can lead to more life... but, isn't that possibly kind of analogous to evolution? Where when there's more pressure there's more struggle and when there's more struggle there's more diversity?

I'm not entirely sure about what I just said lmao, it's either complete bullshit or there's a small fraction of substance in it - forgive me I'm confused right now lol.

EvF

[Darwinian]

Where when there's more pressure there's more struggle and when there's more struggle there's more diversity?

Very true but a different kind of pressure

[Edwardo Piet]

Obviously. Obviously not the same, that's why I was wondering if it's analogous - at all - or not, lol.

False analogy?

EvF