#Compressive shearing may start life on other planets
“#Compressive shearing may start life on other planets” A new computational model of rotational diamond anvil cell experiments predicts that compressive shearing forces exerted by the tidal pull of Jovian planets on moons like Europa and Enceladus may form a natural reactor for prebiotic chemistry in their rocky ice-covered crusts. Credit: Veronica Chen/LLNL Massive compressive…