Overview
- Considers the creation and evolution of the Early Earth in light of micrometeorites
- Explores micrometeorites as the source of activation for organic prebiotic chemistry on mineral surfaces
- Useful for students and nonspecialist researchers in the fields of planetary atmospheres, biogeophysics and astrobiology
- This is the only monograph on this subject, written by one of the foremost experts in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics (ASTROBIO)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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“Primitive” Extraterrestrial Matter on the Earth
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Formation of the Post-Lunar Earth’s Atmosphere
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Exobiology with Unmelted Micrometeorites
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Micrometeorite Ashes in Exobiology and Early Climatology
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About this book
Micrometeorites played an essential role in the formation of the atmosphere of the Early Earth and also served as a significant source of activation for organic prebiotic chemistry on mineral surfaces. The present book gives a coherent account of this scenario, embedding the more specific results within a broader framework that considers the creation and evolution of the Early Earth. It thus addresses students and nonspecialist researchers in the fields of planetary atmospheres, biogeophysics and astrobiology. The experienced researcher will find this volume to be a modern and compact reference, as well as a source of material for lectures in this field.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Micrometeorites and the Mysteries of Our Origins
Authors: Michel Maurette
Series Title: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-34335-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-25816-2Published: 04 April 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06520-0Published: 12 February 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-34335-6Published: 22 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1610-8957
Series E-ISSN: 1613-1851
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 330
Topics: Biogeosciences, Planetology, Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysics/Geodesy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Astrobiology