Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life (Cambridge Astrobiology)
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Ralph Pudritz, Paul Higgs, Jonathon Stone
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Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life (Cambridge Astrobiology)
By Ralph Pudritz, Paul Higgs, Jonathon Stone
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Number Of Pages: 334
- Publication Date: 2007-12-24
- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 052187548X
- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521875486
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:
Severalmajor breakthroughs in the last decade have helped contribute to theemerging field of astrobiology. Focusing on these developments, thisfascinating book explores some of the most important problems in thisfield. It examines how planetary systems formed, and how water and the [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]biomoleculesnecessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may haveoriginated and evolved on Earth. Building on these two themes, thefinal section takes the reader on a search for life elsewhere in the [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]Solar [color=orange ! important]System.It presents the latest results of missions to Mars and Titan, andexplores the possibilities of life in the ice-covered ocean of Europa.This interdisciplinary book is an enjoyable overview of this excitingfield for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science,geosciences, [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]biochemistry, and evolutionary biology. Colour versions of some of the figures are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521875486.
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