000			01490 a2200217 4500
020			_a9781107412866
082			_a576.839 _bP693
245			_aPlanetary systems and the origin of life _cedited by Ralph Pudritz, Paul Higgs and Jonathon Stone,
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2007 _aCambridge
300			_axviii, 315p
440			_aCambridge astrobiology
490			_a / edited by Bruce Jakosky ...[et al.] _v; v.3
520			_aSeveral major breakthroughs have helped contribute to the emerging field of astrobiology. Focusing on these developments, this fascinating book explores some of the most important problems in this field. It examines how planetary systems formed and how water and the biomolecules necessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may have originated and evolved on Earth. Building on these two themes, the final section takes the reader on a search for life elsewhere in the solar system. It presents the latest results of missions to Mars and Titan and explores the possibilities of life in the ice-covered ocean of Europa. This interdisciplinary book is an enjoyable overview of this exciting field for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and evolutionary biology.
650			_aExobiology
650			_aOrigin of life
650			_aHabitable planets
700			_aPudritz, Ralph [ed.]
700			_aHiggs, Paul [ed.]
700			_aStone, Jonathon [ed.]
942			_cBK
999			_c567465 _d567465