Planetary and Interstellar Processes Relevant to the Origins of Life (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997)

These are exciting times for exobiology. The ubiquity of organic molecules in interstellar clouds, comets and asteroids strongly supports a cosmic perspective on the origin of life. Data from both ground-based telescopes and the recently launched Infrared Space Observatory are providing new insight into the complexity of carbon-based chemistry beyond the Earth. Meteorites give us solid evidence for extraterrestrial amino acids, and putative fossil evidence for life in a 3.6 billion-year-old Martian meteorite hints that life in our system might not be the sole prerogative of the Earth. Giant planets have now been discovered orbiting other stars, and although such planets seem unlikely to be habitable themselves, their existence strongly suggests what many astronomers have long believed - that planetary systems are commonplace. All these topics are reviewed in this volume by active researchers. The level is appropriate for graduate students in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, and related disciplines. It will also provide a valuable source of reference for active researchers in these fields.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	1997
Editors:	D C B Whittet
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-4863-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-4863-4
Barcode:	9789048148639

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