A window into prebiotic worlds?

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Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, USA.

Published: February 2023

Zircon s reveal the geochemistry of Earth's earliest hydrothermal systems.

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