Life On Earth... And Elsewhere?
GARGAUD, M.
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
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Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
GARGAUD, M.
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
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Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Earth, Moon, and Planets. 2006, vol. 98, p. 299-312
Springer Verlag
English Abstract
This concluding chapter is divided into two main parts. The first part is a summary of the main facts and events which constitute the present body of knowledge of the chronology of life in the solar system, in the form of ...Read more >
This concluding chapter is divided into two main parts. The first part is a summary of the main facts and events which constitute the present body of knowledge of the chronology of life in the solar system, in the form of ‘‘highlights'' in astronomy, geology, chemistry and biology. The second part raises the interrogation ‘‘Is life universal?'', and tries to provide answers based on these facts and events. These answers turn out to differ widely among the various disciplines, depending on how far they feel able to extrapolate their current knowledge.Read less <
English Keywords
Astrobiology
chemical evolution
early Earth
early Mars
early Venus
eukaryotes
exoplanets
habitable planets
Late Heavy Bombardment
microfossils
Moon
origin of life
prebiotic molecules
solar system
star planet information
supernovae
universality of life
Origin
Hal imported