View larger. | False-color view of the hidden Mars volcano Jezero Mons. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) across. It had been “hiding in plain sight” as a regular
View larger. | False-color view of the hidden Mars volcano Jezero Mons. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) across. It had been “hiding in plain sight” as a regular
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Legends: FA—fatty acid; PL—phospholipid (i.e., phosphatidic acid here); G—glycerophosphate; Gp—glycerophosphate precursor (e.g., glycerol); GR—glycerophosphate-synthetase ribozyme (here representing the ribozyme favoring the synthesis of phospholipids). The glycerophosphates produced through the catalysis