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Titre(s) : Frontiers of astrobiology [Texte imprimé] / edited by Chris Impey,... Jonathan Lunine,... José Funes,...
Publication : Cambridge (GB) : Cambridge university press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-323 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Comprend : Part I ; Introduction -- ; Inauguration of the study week on astrobiology /Cardinal
Giovanni Lajolo1 ; Astrobiology ; a new synthesis /John Baross and Chris Impey --Part
II ; Origins of Planets and Life:2 ; Towards a theory of life /Steven Benner and Paul
Davies3 ; Terran metabolism: the first billion years /Shelley Copley and Roger Summons4
; Planet formation /Sean Raymond and Willy Benz --Part III ; History of Life on Earth:5
; The early Earth /Frances Westall6 ; Evolution of a habitable planet /James Kasting
and Joseph Kirschvink7 ; Our evolving planet: from dark ages to evolutionary renaissance
/Eric Gaidos and Andrew Knoll --Part IV ; Habitability of the Solar System:8 ; Early
Mars ; cradle or cauldron? /Armando Azua-Bustos, Rafael Vicuña, and Raymond Pierrehumbert9
; Large habitable moons: Titan and Europa /Athena Coustenis and Michel Blanc10 ; Small
habitable worlds /Julie Castillo-Rogez and Jonathan Lunine --Part V ; Exoplanets and
Life in the Galaxy:11 ; Searches for habitable exoplanets /Sara Seager12 ; Review
of known exoplanets /Christopher Lovis and Dante Minniti13 ; Characterizing exoplanet
atmospheres /Giovanna Tinetti14 ; If you want to talk to ET, you must first find ET
/Jill Tarter and Chris Impey
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
"Astrobiology is an exciting interdisciplinary field that seeks to answer one of the
most important and profound questions: Are we alone? In this volume, leading international
experts explore the frontiers of astrobiology, investigating the latest research questions
that will fascinate a wide interdisciplinary audience at all levels. What is the earliest
evidence for life on Earth? Where are the most likely sites for life in the Solar
System? Could life have evolved elsewhere in the Galaxy? What are the best strategies
for detecting intelligent extraterrestrial life? How many habitable or Earth-like
exoplanets are there? Progress in astrobiology over the past decade has been rapid
and, with evidence accumulating that Mars once hosted standing bodies of liquid water,
the discovery of over 500 exoplanets, and new insights into how life began on Earth,
the scientific search for our origins and place in the cosmos continues. The book
is based on a meeting at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which gathered leading
researchers to present state-of-the-art reviews on their research and address topics
at the forefront of astrobiology"--
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Impey, Chris. Éditeur scientifique
Lunine, Jonathan Irving (1959-....). Éditeur scientifique
Funes, José G.. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Exobiologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
576.839 (23e éd.) = Vie extraterrestre
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107006416. - ISBN 1107006414 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43564991k
Notice n° :
FRBNF43564991
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