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Title Water on Mars and life / Tetsuya Tokano (ed.)
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Series Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics, 1610-8957
Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics. 1610-8957
Contents The origins of martian water : what we can learn from meteorites / Lee Baker, Ian A. Franchi, Ian P. Wright -- Atmospheric evolution and the history of water on Mars / Helmut Lammer, Franck Selsis, Thomas Penz, Ute V. Amerstorfer, Herbert I.M. Lichtenegger, Christoph Kolb, Ignasi Ribas -- Early life on earth and analogies to Mars / Frances Westall -- Hydrated minerals on Mars / Janice L. Bishop -- Global distribution of subsurface water measured by Mars Odyssey / Igor G. Mitrofanov -- Polar caps / Christine S. Hvidberg -- Ground ice in the Martian regolith / Ruslan O. Kuzmin -- Water cycle in the atmosphere and shallow subsurface / Tetsuya Tokano -- Polar lakes, streams, and springs as analogs for the hydrological cycle on Mars / Christopher P. McKay, Dale T. Andersen, Wayne H. Pollard, Jennifer L. Heldmann, Peter T. Doran, Christian H. Fritsen, John C. Priscu -- Ancient and recent lakes on Mars / Nathalie A. Cabrol, Edmond A. Grin -- Impact craters, water and microbial life / Charles S. Cockell, Darlene S.S. Lim -- Microbial life in brines, evaporites and saline sediments : the search for life on Mars / Rocco L. Mancinelli -- Microbiology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents : lessons for Mars exploration / Daniel Prieur
Summary ""Water on Mars and Life" surveys recent advances made in research into water on Mars together with its astrobiological implications. This volume addresses not only scientists working in the field but also nonspecialists and students in search of a high-level but accessible introduction to this field of research."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Exobiology.
Water.
Exobiology
Evolution, Planetary
Extraterrestrial Environment -- chemistry
Mars
Water
water (inorganic material)
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
Planets -- Water
Planets -- Geology
Exobiology
Geology
Water
Mars (Planeet)
Water.
Buitenaards leven.
Mars (Planet) -- Water.
Mars (Planet) -- Geology.
Mars (Planet)
Form Electronic book
Author Tokano, Tetsuya.
ISBN 3540206248
9783540206248
9783540315384
3540315381
1281389676
9781281389671
9786611389673
6611389679