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Oliver Botta

Researcher at International Space Science Institute

Publications -  43
Citations -  3679

Oliver Botta is an academic researcher from International Space Science Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chondrite & Meteorite. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 43 publications receiving 3320 citations. Previous affiliations of Oliver Botta include Scripps Institution of Oceanography & University of California, San Diego.

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A voyage from dark clouds to the early Earth

TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that the same chemical pathways are widespread both in the Milky Way and in external galaxies and that the complexity of organic molecules in different space environments is determined by physical and chemical conditions, including density, temperature, ultraviolet radiation and energetic particle flux.
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The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

Paul R. Mahaffy, +84 more
TL;DR: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) investigation of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) addresses the chemical and isotopic composition of the atmosphere and volatiles extracted from solid samples.
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Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in Meteorites

TL;DR: The most distinct feature of CI and CM carbonaceous chondrites, two types of stony meteorites, is their high carbon content (up to 3% of weight) either in the form of carbonates or organic compounds.
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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

Douglas W. Ming, +442 more
- 24 Jan 2014 - 
TL;DR: Higher abundances of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the mudstone compared with Rocknest windblown materials previously analyzed by Curiosity suggest that indigenous martian or meteoritic organic carbon sources may be preserved in the Mudstone; however, the carbon source for the chlorinatedHydrocarbons is not definitively of martian origin.
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Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite

TL;DR: In this paper, the Murchison meteorite was analyzed and the carbon isotope ratios for uracil and xanthine of δ13C = + 4.5 and + 3.7, respectively, indicated a non-terrestrial origin for these compounds.