Cosmic Biology : How Life Could Evolve on Other Worlds

It is very unlikely that little green humanoids are living on Mars. But what are the possible life forms that might exist in our Solar System and how might they have evolved? This uniquely authoritative and imaginative book on the possibilties for alien life addresses the intrinsic interest that we...

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Autor principal: Irwin, Louis N.
Formato: Livre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: New York, NY : Praxis [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Popular Astronomy
Acceso en línea:Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur (Springer)
Accès sur la plateforme Istex
Accès Université d'Orléans
Accès INSA CVL
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Edition sous un autre format:• Cosmic Biology, Texte imprimé, 9781441916464
• Cosmic Biology, Texte imprimé, 9781441916686
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  • Preface List of Illustrations Chapter 1: Rare Earths and Life Unseen Chapter 2: Life, Chemistry, Action! Chapter 3: Life's Fundamentals Chapter 4: Fire and Water Chapter 5: Frozen Desert Chapter 6: Hell Fire and Brimstone Chapter 7: Suspended Animation Chapter 8: Deep and Dark Chapter 9: Fire and Ice Chapter 10: Petrolakes Chapter 11: Exotic Cocktails Chapter 12: Biocomplexity in the Cosmos Chapter13: Anticipating the Future Glossary Index