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

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Oxford, : IOS Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 576.839
• Soggetto topico: Exobiology; Life on other planets
• Altri autori: HooverRichard B RozanovAlekse{caron}i Ii <U+00cc>˜{inodot}Ur'evich PaepeRoland
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Perspectives in astrobiology
• ISBN: 1-280-50482-X; 9786610504824; 1-4294-0242-3; 1-60750-115-5; 600-00-0518-0; 1-60129-096-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783410803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: NATO science series. : Series I, . -Life and behavioural sciences ; ; v. 366.