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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Schulze-Makuch, Dirk (Autor), Irwin, Louis Neal (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:2nd ed. 2008.
Colección:Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.