Life in the Universe Expectations and Constraints /
Energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats -- the basic elements of living systems - define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. This class-tested text examines each of these parameters in crucial depth and makes the argument that life forms we would recognize may be more commo...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2008. |
| Series: | Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76817-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Definition of Life
- Origin of Life
- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth
- Energy Sources and Life
- Building Blocks of Life
- Life and the Need for a Solvent
- Habitats of Life
- Ideas of Exotic Forms of Life
- The Future and Fate of Living Systems
- Signatures of Life
- Life Detection-Past and Present
- Optimizing Space Exploration.