Lectures in astrobiology
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Bibliographic Information
Lectures in astrobiology
（Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics）
Springer, c2005-c2007
- v. 1
- v. 2
Available at 8 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Vol. 2: Muriel Gargaud, Hervé Martin, Philippe Claeys (eds.) ; with a foreword by Antonio Lazcano
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 ISBN 9783540223153
Description
First comprehensive, beginning graduate level book on the emergent science of astrobiology.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Early Earth and Other Cosmic Habitats for Life.- Part II: From Prebiotic Chemistry to the Origins of Life on Earth.
- Volume
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v. 2 ISBN 9783540336921
Description
First comprehensive, beginning graduate level book on the emergent science of astrobiology.
Table of Contents
Stellar Nucleosynthesis.- Formation of the Solar System: a Chronology Based on Meteorites.- The Formation of Crust and Mantle of the Rocky Planets and the Mineral Environment of the Origin of Life.- Water and Climates on Mars.- Planetary Atmospheres: From Solar System Planets to Exoplanets.- What About Exoplanets?.- Habitability: the Point of View of an Astronomer.- Habitability: the Point of View of a Biologist.- Impact Events and the Evolution of the Earth.- Towards a Global Earth Regulation.- The Last Common Ancestor of Modern Cells.- An Extreme Environment on Earth: Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents. Lessons for Exploration of Mars and Europa.- Comets, Titan and Mars: Astrobiology and Space Projects.- Quantum Astrochemistry: Numerical Simulation as an Alternative to Experiments.- Artificial Life or Digital Dissection.
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