Astrobiology and Cuatro Ciénegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Valeria Souza, Antígona Segura, Jamie S. Foster.
• Editors: Souza, Valeria; Segura, Antígona; Foster, Jamie S
• Contents: Preface.- Chapter 1. What is astrobiology?.- Chapter 2. Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences in Mexico.- Chapter 3. Was LUCA a Hyperthermophilic Prokaryote? The Impact-Bottleneck Hypothesis Revisited.- Chapter 4. Stromatolites, Biosignatures, and Astrobiological Implications.- Chapter 5. The global distribution of modern microbialites: not so uncommon after all.- Chapter 6. The importance of the rare biosphere for astrobiological studies and the diversification and resilience of life on Earth.- Chapter 7. Bacterial communities from deep-hydrothermal systems: the southern Gulf of California as an example of primeval environments.- Chapter 8. Andean Microbial Ecosystems: traces in hypersaline lakes about life origin.- Chapter 9. Stromatolites in crater-lake Alchichica and Bacalar lagoon.- Chapter 10. The origin and early evolution of life on Earth: A laboratory in the School of Science.- Chapter 11. Cuatro Ciénegas as an Archaean Astrobiology Park.- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Subjects: Life sciences; Evolutionary biology; Astrobiology; Planetary science; Science -- Astronomy; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Evolution
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030460877
• Related ISBNs: 9783030460860
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