What is the relationship between the formation of salt in asteroids and how water appears on Earth?

Researchers say that by identifying how salt is formed in asteroids, we can find out how water is formed on Earth.

According to Tekna’s technology and technology news service, researchers recently succeeded in discovering pyroxene in the asteroid Itokawa. This substance contains water in its crystal structure. Also, researchers from the University of Arizona discovered old salt crystals in another rock mass of this asteroid. These crystals cannot form without water.

Tom Zega, lead author of the paper and a professor in the School of Planetary Sciences, said: “These grains look like table salt under a microscope. Although it is very strange to see table salt and see its crystal along with being surprised by scientists. They have reason for their surprise. In recent years, scientists have made many efforts to find out how life formed on Earth. Now seeing these crystals, which can only be formed in the presence of water molecules, makes their theory about the role of space rocks in creating life on earth stronger.

The space rock in question is related to a small asteroid, which is probably separated from the body of the largest asteroid. Asteroid Itokawa is a type of near-Earth rocky asteroid. The important thing about this asteroid is that such asteroids usually do not contain minerals containing water.