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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450383403321

Titolo

Perspectives in astrobiology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by R.B. Hoover, A. Yu Rozanov and R. Paepe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Oxford, : IOS Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50482-X

9786610504824

1-4294-0242-3

1-60750-115-5

600-00-0518-0

1-60129-096-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences, , 1566-7693 ; ; v. 366

Altri autori (Persone)

HooverRichard B

RozanovAlekse{caron}i Ii <U+00cc>˜{inodot}Ur'evich

PaepeRoland

Disciplina

576.839

Soggetti

Exobiology

Life on other planets

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; NATO Participants; List of Student Participants; Contents; Nature of Framboidal Structures in Black Shales (the Cambrian of the Siberian Platform and the Permian of the Barents Sea Shelf); Bacteriomorphic Structures From the Sinsk Formation (Lower Cambrian of the Siberian Platform); Constraining Subglacial Settings Using Clay-Supported Ice Rafted Detritus (Mud Grains) in Antarctic Marine Sediment: A Framework for Astrobiology; Apsidal Motion Problem in the Eclipsing Binary Star DR Vulpeculae; Amino Acids: Probes for Life's Origin in the Solar System

Mineralization of CyanobacteriaMicrofossils, Biominerals, and Chemical Biomarkers in Meteorites; Survival of Microorganisms in Space, an Experimental Contribution to the Discussion on Viable Transfer of Life in the Solar System; Reactions of Urazole and its Analogs with Sugars



and Metals under Prebiotic Conditions; Apatite as Biosignature; Tikhov's Astrobotany as a Prelude to Modern Astrobiology; Computation of Sediment Cycles on Mars and Earth; Landscape, Sediment, Red Soil, Permafrost Geomorph Parallels on Earth and Mars; Biochemical Markers in Rock Coatings

The Influence of Space Parameters like Solar Ultraviolet Radiation on the Survival of MicroorganismsBacterial Paleontology; Paleobiological and Biogeochemical Vestiges of Early Terrestrial Biota: Baseline for Evaluation of Extraterrestrial Evidence; Formation of Ordered Structures of Charged Grains in Gas-Dusty Atmospheres of Planets and Comets during Lightning Discharge; Exobiology of Titan; The Role of Living and Nonliving Organic Matter in Volkonskoite Formation; Astrobiotechnology: Alternative Concepts for Astrobiology Solar System Exploration

The Study of Remains of Microorganisms in Ancient Earth Sedimentary Rocks for AstrobiologyRecent Microbiology and Precambrian Paleontology; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Astrobiology is the multi-disciplinary field devoted to the investigation of the origin; physical, chemical and environmental limitations; and the distribution in space and time of life on Earth and in the Cosmos. Astrobiology seeks an answer to one of the most fundamental of all questions: - Is Life Restricted to Planet Earth or is Life a Cosmic Imperative? Understanding the characteristics, properties, habits and diversity of living organisms on Earth is crucial to determine where and how to search for evidence of life elsewhere.