{"id":3817,"date":"2026-05-25T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/?page_id=3817"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:58:49","slug":"asteroides-podem-ter-ajudado-a-criar-a-vida-na-terra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/?page_id=3817","title":{"rendered":"Asteroids may have helped create life on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/upload\/1\/sites\/26\/img_42047_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><figcaption>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/asteroids\/facts\/\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-026-03206-7\" target=\"_blank\">doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-026-03206-7<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/credibilidade_estudo.php?c=42047\">Credibility<\/a>: <font color=\"#00FFFF\">9<\/font><font color=\"#00FF00\">8<\/font><font color=\"#FFFF00\">9<\/font><br><a href='http:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\"s=asteroids'>#Asteroids<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p>\r\n\t<!-- audio --><\/p><p>\r\n<button onclick=\"this.nextElementSibling.play()\" style=\"padding:12px 25px; font-size:18px; border:none; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\">Listen<\/button><audio src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/audios\/42047-eng.mp3\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio><\/p><p>\t<strong>South Korean scientists have made a fascinating discovery suggesting an important role for asteroids in the origin and development of life on our planet<\/strong><\/p><p> They found evidence of ancient structures called stromatolites within a crater formed by an asteroid impact, indicating that these locations may have been ideal environments for early life.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe research, conducted by the Korean Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), identified these stromatolites in the Hapcheon crater, the only confirmed asteroid impact crater on the Korean Peninsula.<\/p><p>\r\nStromatolites are layered rock formations created by ancient microbial communities.<\/p><p>\r\nThey represent one of the oldest signs of life on Earth, mainly associated with cyanobacteria &#8211; microorganisms capable of photosynthesis and producing oxygen.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nResearchers believe these stromatolites formed in a hydrothermal lake that emerged after the large asteroid impact.<\/p><p>\r\nThe heat generated by the impact melted rocks, keeping the water warm and rich in minerals for long periods.<\/p><p>\r\nThis warm and nutritious environment would have been perfect for microbes to develop and thrive.<\/p><p>\r\nThe structures found measure about 10 to 20 centimeters and were located in the northwestern part of the crater &#8211; it is the first time that stromatolites have been recorded in this location.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nChemical analyses reinforce this idea.<\/p><p>\r\nThe stromatolites show traces of extraterrestrial material mixed with local rocks, as well as clear evidence of alteration by high-temperature water.<\/p><p>\r\nThe innermost layers show stronger signs of hydrothermal activity, suggesting that they formed in an earlier, warmer phase of the lake, which gradually cooled over time.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThis discovery helps to better understand a crucial moment in Earth&#8217;s history: the Great Oxidation Event, which occurred about 2.4 billion years ago.<\/p><p>\r\nAt that time, oxygen levels in the atmosphere increased dramatically.<\/p><p>\r\nHydrothermal lakes created by asteroid impacts may have functioned as protected &#8220;oxygen oases,&#8221; where oxygen-producing microbes multiplied before the gas spread across the entire planet.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe study, published in the journal &#8220;Communications Earth &#038; Environment,&#8221; offers a new perspective on how environments generated by cosmic collisions favored the emergence and evolution of microbial life.<\/p><p>\r\nLead author Dr. Jaesoo Lim highlights that this is the first comprehensive evidence that stromatolites can form in post-impact hydrothermal lakes, offering favorable conditions for primitive microbial ecosystems.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe implications extend beyond Earth.<\/p><p>\r\nMars also had water-filled impact craters in its ancient past.<\/p><p>\r\nTherefore, scientists suggest that similar environments on that planet could be promising locations in the search for traces of ancient microbial life.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThis research builds on previous work from the same institute, which in 2021 confirmed the impact origin of the Hapcheon crater.<\/p><p>\r\nNow, with the discovery of stromatolites and geochemical analyses, a biological dimension is gained that enriches our understanding of the crater and the conditions that allowed primitive life to flourish.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nIn short, asteroid impacts, which are often seen only as destructive events, may have created safe and energetic havens where life found the necessary conditions to establish itself and evolve.<\/p><p>\r\nThis view transforms our understanding of how life arose and spread on the young planet Earth.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><br>Asteroids may have helped create life on Earth<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Asteroids'src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Asteroids<\/a><br><br>South Korean scientists have made a fascinating discovery suggesting an important role for asteroids in the origin and development of life on our planet<br>Read more:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eLzdiFhMs\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eLzdiFhMs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVEMUYWMlA\">pic.twitter.com\/cVEMUYWMlA<\/a><\/p>? Rare Earth (@rareearth0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rareearth0\/status\/2058925575792668952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:right\"><em>Published in 05\/25\/2026 13h58<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/?page_id=26694\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption. Information about DOI, author and institution can be found in the body of the article.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t<p>Reference article:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/scientists-just-found-evidence-that-asteroids-may-have-helped-create-life-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/scientists-just-found-evidence-that-asteroids-may-have-helped-create-life-on-earth\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original study: <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-026-03206-7\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-026-03206-7<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/rodape_sites.php?arg=42047\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"420px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/comentario_navegacao.php?arg=42047\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; left:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_esq.php?arg=42047\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; right:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_dir.php?arg=42047\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_centralus.php\" width=\"100%\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><figcaption>{teste}<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":269,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3817","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3817\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrarara.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}