CI1 fossils
CI1 fossils refer to alleged morphological evidence of microfossils found in five CI1 carbonaceous chondrite meteorites: Alais, Orgueil, Ivuna, Tonk and Revelstoke. The research was published in March 2011 in the Journal of Cosmology by Richard B. Hoover. However, NASA distanced itself from Hoover's claim and his lack of expert peer-reviews.[1]
Findings
Hoover's team used Environmental (ESEM) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) to analyze the meteorite samples, studying internal surfaces This analysis yielded samples similar to trichomic cyanobacteria and other trichomic prokaryotes such as the filamentous sulfur bacteria. The study found that the morphological characteristics and chemical compositions of the samples from known minerals, while the nitrogen content of the samples are almost always below the detection limit of the EDS detector.
For comparison, Hoover compared the samples to those of terrestrial minerals and biological materials. Hoover concludes from these results that the CI1 fossils are indigenous to the samples. "[2]
References
- ^ "NASA shoots down alien fossil claims". ABC News. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Hoover, Richard B. (2011). "Fossils of Cyanobacteria in CI1 Carbonaceous Meteorites: Implications to Life on Comets, Europa, and Enceladus". Journal of Cosmology. 13. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
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