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Numéro d'OCLC
144228599
Titre
Planetary systems and the origins of life
Éditeur
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description
xviii, 315 pages :illustrations ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP17.50
Résumé
"Several major breakthroughs in the last decade have helped to contribute to the emerging field of astrobiology. These have ranged from the study of microorganisms, which have adapted to living in extreme environments on Earth, to the discovery of over 200 planets orbiting around other stars, and the ambitious programs for the robotic exploration of Mars and other bodies in our Solar System. Focusing on these developments, this book explores some of the most exciting and important problems in this field." "Beginning with how planetary systems are discovered, the text examines how these systems formed, and how water and the biomolecules necessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may have originated and evolved on Earth. Building on these two themes, the final section takes the reader on an exploration for life elsewhere in the Solar System. It presents the latest results of missions to Mars and Titan, and explores the possibilities for Life in the ice-covered ocean of Europa." "This interdisciplinary book is a resource for students and researchers in subjects in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and evolutionary biology. It will provide any scientifically literate reader with an enjoyable overview of this exciting field."--Jacket.
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Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
ebookcentral.proquest.com
Sujet
Exobiology.
Life Origin.
Habitable planets.
Exobiology.
Life Origin.
Habitable planets.
Exobiologie.
Vie Origines.
Planètes habitables.
ISBN
9780521875486
052187548X
9780511366048