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From habitability to life on Mars /

From Habitability to Life on Mars explores the current state of knowledge and questions on the past habitability of Mars and the role that rapid environmental changes may have played in the ability of prebiotic chemistry to transition to life. It investigates the role that such changes may have play...

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Group Author: Cabrol, Nathalie A; Grin, Edmond A
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Life on other planets
Habitable planets
Mars Planet
Summary: From Habitability to Life on Mars explores the current state of knowledge and questions on the past habitability of Mars and the role that rapid environmental changes may have played in the ability of prebiotic chemistry to transition to life. It investigates the role that such changes may have played in the preservation of biosignatures in the geological record and what this means for exploration strategies. Throughout the book, the authors show how the investigation of terrestrial analogs to early Martian habitats under various climates and environmental extremes provide critical clues to
Carrier Form: xviii, 370 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780128099353
0128099356
Index Number: QB641
CLC: P185.3
Call Number: P185.3/F931
Contents: Habitability as a tool in astrobiological exploration -- An origin of life on Mars? -- Remote detection of phyllosilicates on Mars and implications for climate and habitability -- Martian habitability as inferred from landed mission observations -- Archean lakes as analogues for habitable Martian paleoenvironments -- Evolution of altiplanic lakes at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition: a window into early Mars declining habitability, changing habitats, and biosignatures -- Siliceous hot spring deposits: why they remain key astrobiological targets -- Habitability and biomarker preservation in

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