Subaerial magma-driven hydrothermal systems in the Hadean as physical and chemical factory (P04)

寻找最可能的环境是关于生命出现的最具挑战性和最具争议的话题之一。经过几十年的研究，我们还没有找到适合大量反应的环境，这些反应允许从形成生命的简单构建块的小分子合成到复杂的有机分子，最后到具有代谢和复制能力的功能性聚合物。在这里，我们计划测试由岩浆和火山活动驱动的地下热液环境，看看它们作为相互连接的物理和化学反应器的潜力，其中益生元反应是由矿物反应催化的。

The quest of the most probable environment(s) is amongst the most challenging and heavily debated topics on the emergence of life. After many decades of research, we are yet to identify environments favorable for a plethora of reactions allowing to progress from the synthesis of small molecules forming the simple building block of life, to complex organic molecules and finally to functional polymers with the ability to metabolism and replication. Here we plan to test subaerial hydrothermal environments driven by magmatic and volcanic activity on their potential as interconnected physical and chemical reactors where prebiotic reactions are catalyzed by mineral reactions.