Planet formation and panspermia : new prospects for the movement of life through space / / edited by Branislav Vukotic, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 pages)
• Disciplina: 523.4
• Soggetto topico: Planets - Origin; Cosmic grains
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): VukoticBranislav; SeckbachJ (Joseph); GordonRichard <1943->
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF PANSPERMIA -- 1 "On the Origin of Life" -- 2 Why We Should Take Interstellar Panspermia Seriously -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Case for Interstellar Panspermia -- 2.3 Theoretical Consequences of Interstellar Panspermia -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Extended Continuity Thesis, Chronocentrism, and Directed Panspermia -- 3.1 Introduction: The Continuity as a Pre-Requisite for Scientific Grounding of Astrobiology -- 3.2 Versions and Resistance -- 3.3 Cultural Evolution and Directed Panspermia -- 3.4 Conclusion and Prospects -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Life in the Milky Way: The Panspermia Prospects -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Three Levels of Habitability and Panspermia -- 4.2.1 Stellar System Level -- 4.2.2 Galaxies: Cosmic Cradles of Life -- 4.2.3 Cosmological Level: Interactions of Galaxies -- 4.3 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PART II: MICROORGANISMS AND PANSPERMIA -- 5 Planetary Protection: Too Late -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 What is Planetary Protection -- 5.3 Extent of Earth Biosphere -- 5.4 Extension to Other Planetary Bodies -- 5.4.1 Moon -- 5.4.2 Mars -- 5.4.3 Icy Moons -- 5.5 Backward Contamination -- 5.6 Interplanetary Exchange -- 5.7 Habitable Conditions for Interplanetary Micronauts -- 5.8 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Microbial Survival and Adaptation in Extreme Terrestrial Environments- The Case of the Dallol Geothermal Area in Ethiopia -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Planetary Field Analog: The Case of the Dallol Geothermal Area -- 6.2.1 The Dallol Hot Springs -- 6.2.2 Dallol Geothermal Area Planetary Field Analogs -- 6.3 Life in Extreme Environments -- 6.4 Conclusion and Remarks on Panspermia. ; Acknowledgement -- References -- 7 Escape From Planet Earth: From Directed Panspermia to Terraformation -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PART III: FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF PLANETS: MATERIAL EXCHANGE PROSPECTS -- 8 Catalyzed Lithopanspermia Through Disk Capture of Biologically Active Interstellar Material -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Capture of Interstellar Planetesimals -- 8.2.1 Planetesimal Size Distribution -- 8.2.2 Encounter Rates -- 8.2.3 Capture Condition -- 8.2.4 Capture Probability -- 8.2.5 Total Number of Captured Planetesimals -- 8.3 Catalyzed Lithopanspermia -- 8.3.1 Types of Panspermia -- 8.3.2 Fraction of Life-Bearing Rocks -- 8.3.3 Delivery Rates -- 8.4 Conclusion and Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Lithopanspermia at the Center of Spiral Galaxies -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 T he Kepler Transit Survey and the Distribution of Living Worlds -- 9.3 XUV Hydrodynamic Escape and the Formation of Habitable Evaporated Cores -- 9.3.1 Activity of Supermassive Black Holes -- 9.3.2 Overabundance of HECs Driven by Quasar Illumination -- 9.4 Frequency of Exchange in High Stellar Densities -- 9.4.1 Ejection of Planetary Bodies on Intragalactic Scales -- 9.4.2 Implications for Other Stellar Populations -- 9.5 Detecting Panspermia -- 9.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 10 Wet Panspermia -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Earth and Its Isotopic World: Geological and Environmental Implications -- 10.3 Quest for the Primordial Water Worlds -- 10.4 Looking for the Biotic Traces in Extraterrestrial Material -- 10.5 Ices of the Moon and Proposal of Earth-Induced Wet Panspermia in the Solar System -- 10.6 Implications for Other Planets of the Inner Solar System? -- 10.7 Conclusions -- References -- 11 There Were Plenty of Day/Night Cycles That Could Have Accelerated an Origin of Life on Earth, Without Requiring Panspermia -- Acknowledgement. ; References -- 12 Micrometeoroids as Carriers of Organics: Modeling of the Atmospheric Entry and Chemical Decomposition of Sub-Millimeter Grains -- 12.1 Micrometeorites and the Search for Life -- 12.2 White Soft Minerals -- 12.2.1 Carbonates in Space -- 12.2.2 Sulfates in Space -- 12.3 Atmospheric Entry Model -- 12.4 Results -- 12.4.1 Atmospheric Entry of MgCO3 Micrometeoroids -- 12.4.2 Atmospheric Entry of CaCO3 Micrometeoroids -- 12.4.3 Atmospheric Entry of FeCO4 Micrometeoroids -- 12.4.4 Atmospheric Entry of CaSO4 Micrometeoroids -- 12.5 The Role of Primordial Atmospheres -- 12.5.1 Isothermal Atmosphere Model -- 12.5.2 Hydrogen Atmosphere -- 12.5.3 Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere -- 12.5.4 Methane Atmosphere -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- 13 Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems: Role of Planetesimals -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Planetesimal Formation and Evolution -- 13.3 Transporting Mechanism in Later Stages of Planetary System Evolution -- 13.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PART IV: FURTHER PROSPECTS -- 14 A Survey of Solar System and Galactic Objects With Pristine Surfaces That Record History and Perhaps Panspermia, With a Plan for Exploration -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.1.1 Radiative Events -- 14.1.2 Solar Flares -- 14.1.2.1 Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts -- 14.1.2.2 Galactic Shocks -- 14.1.2.3 Background Radiation From Galactic Sources -- 14.1.3 Collisions -- 14.1.4 Panspermia -- 14.2 Recording Properties -- 14.3 Pristine Potential of Solar System Bodies -- 14.3.1 Comets, Asteroids and Dwarf Planets -- 14.3.2 Mercury -- 14.3.3 Moon -- 14.3.4 Mars -- 14.3.5 Main Asteroid Belt -- 14.3.6 Jupiter and Saturn -- 14.3.7 Uranus and Neptune -- 14.3.8 Kuiper Belt -- 14.3.9 Oort Cloud -- 14.3.10 Meteorites -- 14.3.11 Extra-Solar Bodies -- 14.4 Prospects and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. ; 15 The Panspermia Publications of Sir Fred Hoyle -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index -- Also of Interest -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: Planet formation and panspermia
• ISBN: 1-119-64093-8; 1-119-64091-1; 1-119-64094-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910555164003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Astrobiology perspectives on life in the universe.