Biosignatures for Astrobiology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book aims at providing a brief but broad overview of biosignatures. The topics addressed range from prebiotic signatures in extraterrestrial materials to the signatures characterising extant life as well as fossilised life, biosignatures related to space, and space flight instrumentation to detect biosignatures either in situ or from orbit. The book ends with philosophical reflections on the implications of life elsewhere. In the 15 chapters written by an interdisciplinary team of experts, it provides both detailed explanations on the nature of biosignatures as well as useful case studies showing how they are used and identified in ancient rocks, for example. One case study addresses the controversial finding of traces of fossil life in a meteorite from Mars. The book will be of interest not only to astrobiologists but also to terrestrial paleontologists as well as any reader interested in the prospects of finding a second example of life on another planet.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
Release date:	October 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Barbara Cavalazzi • Frances Westall
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	347
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-96174-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-96174-8
Barcode:	9783319961743

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