Encyclopedia of Astrobiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gargaud, Muriel (Editor), Amils, Ricardo (Editor), Quintanilla, José Cernicharo (Editor), Cleaves, Henderson James (Jim) (Editor), Irvine, William M. (Editor), Pinti, Daniele L. (Editor), Viso, Michel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Physics.; Bioorganic chemistry.; Planetology.; Geobiology.; Biochemistry.; Astrophysics.; Astrobiology.; Bioorganic Chemistry.; Biochemistry, general.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Biogeosciences.

The interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.g. the prevalence of exoplanets, the diversity and hardiness of life, and its increasingly likely chances for its emergence. Biologists, astrophysicists, biochemists, geos...

Table of Contents:

• The encyclopedia comprises approximately 1700 entries from the following fields: Astrophysics
• Astrochemistry
• Planetology
• Space Science
• Space Missions and Planetary Protection
• Geology
• Geochemisty
• Geomicrobiology
• Traces of Life
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Microbiology
• Origins of Life
• Artificial Life
• Epistemology. The alphabetical part is complemented by: Astrobiological Data
• Astronomical Data
• Geological Data
• Chemical and Biological Data
• Chronological History of Life on Earth.