Lectures in Astrobiology Volume II

Based on material delivered at several summer schools, this book is the first comprehensive textbook at the graduate level encompassing all aspects associated with the emerging field of astrobiology. Volume II gathers another set of extensive lectures covering topics so diverse as the formation and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gargaud, Muriel (Editor), Martin, Hervé (Editor), Claeys, Philippe (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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