The Deep Hot Biosphere (Hardcover)

Does there exist, deep within the earth's crust, a second biosphere-- composed of very primitive, thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria, and containing more living matter than the entire surface? This idea, first proposed by the author in the early 1980s, is now supported by a growing body of evidence. The implications are astonishing: is the deep biosphere where life originated? Can Mars and other seemingly dead planets contain deep biospheres? Is there yet another--deeper, hotter--biosphere within the earth, based on silicon instead of carbon? This is the first book to explore this very controversial, intriguing theory.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1998
Authors:	Thomas Gold
Dimensions:	240 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-98546-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas)
LSN:	0-387-98546-8
Barcode:	9780387985466

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