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Young Sun, Early Earth and the Origins of Life Lessons for Astrobiology /

- How did the Sun come into existence? - How was the Earth formed? - How long has Earth been the way it is now, with its combination of oceans and continents? - How do you define “life”? - How did the first life forms emerge? - What conditions made it possible for living things to evolve? All these...

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Main Authors: Gargaud, Muriel. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Martin, Hervé. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), López-García, Purificación. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Montmerle, Thierry. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Pascal, Robert. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Subjects:
Astrobiology.
Geobiology.
Evolutionary biology.
Planetology.
Space sciences.
Biogeosciences.
Evolutionary Biology.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22552-9
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Table of Contents:
  • Formation of the Sun and the planets
  • Formation and Early Childhood of the Earth
  • Water, Continents and Organic Matter
  • Intermezzo: Gestation of Life and its First Steps
  • Late Bombardment
  • Messages from the Most Ancient Terrestrial Rocks
  • Diversification of Life on Planet Earth
  • Exoplanets and habitability of planets
  • Epilogue
  • Classification of Rocks.

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