Encyclopedia of Astrobiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gargaud, Muriel (Editor), Irvine, William M. (Editor), Amils, Ricardo (Editor), Cleaves, Henderson James (Jim) (Editor), Pinti, Daniele L. (Editor), Quintanilla, José Cernicharo (Editor), Rouan, Daniel (Editor), Spohn, Tilman (Editor), Tirard, Stéphane (Editor), Viso, Michel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• 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:

• 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.