Current Aspects of Exobiology covers the philosophical aspects, scientific approach, and related research problems in exobiology. Most of the chapters are presented at the Current Research in Exobiology Symposium, held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on February 26-28, 1963. This book is composed of 10 chapters and begins with an overview of the nature and occurrence of extraterrestrial living matter. The next chapters survey certain line of evidence concerning extraterrestrial life, including investigation of organo-chemical evolution, organic remains in meteorites, microorganisms of Middle Precambrian Age, and the survival capabilities and the performance of earth organisms in simulated extraterrestrial environments. These topics are followed by discussions on the interesting issues on the possibility of a primordial lunar life and the possibilities of life on mars. A chapter considers the various scientific efforts to detect life outside earth, including experiments on small, unmanned biological laboratories to the surfaces of the planets. Another chapter looks into the possibility of the accidental introduction of terrestrial microorganisms to other planets during the course of space exploration by unmanned spacecraft. The concluding chapters explore the potential of radio search for other intelligent species in space. Exobiologists and researchers in the related fields of exobiology who are interested in extraterrestrial life will find this book invaluable.

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Information

Publisher

Pergamon

Year

2013

ISBN

9781483225500

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Biology

Index

Biological Sciences

Front Cover
Current Aspects of Exobiology
Copyright Page
Table of Coctents
PREFACE
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION: WHY EXOBIOLOGY?
CHAPTER I. INVESTIGATION OF ORGANO-CHEMICAL EVOLUTION
CHAPTER II. ORGANIC REMAINS IN METEORITES
CHAPTER III. MICROORGANISMS OF MIDDLE PRECAMBRIAN AGE FROM THE ANIMIKIE SERIES, ONTARIO, CANADA
CHAPTER IV. THE SURVIVAL CAPABILITIES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF EARTH ORGANISMS IN SIMULATED EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
CHAPTER V. THE POSSIBILITY OF A PRIMORDIAL LUNAR LIFE
CHAPTER VI. POSSIBILITIES OF LIFE ON MARS
CHAPTER VII. LIFE-DETECTION EXPERIMENTS
CHAPTER VIII. BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OF THE PLANETS
CHAPTER IX. THE RADIO SEARCH FOR INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
CHAPTER X. TRENDS AND PROBLEMS IN EXOBIOLOGY