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Essay Topic #3: Asteroids, Asteroid Mining, and Panspermia
The essay is two paragraphs. The information to include for each paragraph is listed below.
First Paragraph: Asteroid Mining.
Helpful Reference:
https://youtu.be/d44TQRewClcLinks to an external site.
Key information to include:
What is asteroid mining?
What precious metals and substances do asteroids have?
What are the 3 different types of asteroids?
What is the most valuable substance in asteroids?
How can this valuable substance be used in space?
How do astronomers plan to detect the asteroids that have this valuable substance?
Why is it difficult to mine asteroids?
How do astronomers plan to mine asteroids?
In how many years do astronomers think we will be able to mine asteroids?
- Second Paragraph: Panspermia.
- Helpful References:
https://youtu.be/X1MBuUvbdf8Links to an external site. - https://youtu.be/NDhsYz-7tYQLinks to an external site.
- Key information to include:
- What is Panspermia?
- How can life be transferred to the Earth in this idea of Panspermia?
- In the first half of the video https://youtu.be/NDhsYz-7tYQ Links to an external site.they talk about the Murchison meteorite. What interesting compounds were found in this asteroid?
- In the second half of the video https://youtu.be/NDhsYz-7tYQLinks to an external site.they discuss how a cell membrane could have been formed for cells. Discuss the steps that need to occur for a cell membrane to form. What is the importance of a cell membrane?