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100	1		_aBarbieri, Cesare, _d1942- _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA brief introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial life _h[electronic resource] / _cCesare Barbieri, Emeritus of Astronomy (University of Padova).
264		1	_aBoca Raton, FL : _bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, _c[2019]
264		4	_c©2019
300			_a1 online resource
520			_aThis book provides an introduction, from the astronomical point of view of the author,to the exciting search for extra-terrestrial life, and an overview of the current status of research into 'alien' life in the Solar System and beyond. It also explores the potential future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Up-to-date with the latest developments in the field and accompanied by key references for further study, it is a fantastic introduction to the field of astrobiology for non-science majors taking an elective module, in addition to undergraduates studying physics with an interest in this area. Features: Contains the latest groundbreaking research in the hunt for life outside of Earth Discusses the identification of biosignatures in exo-planets Reviews future options for human outposts on the Moon and Mars
505	0		_aCosmological process leading to life on Earth -- Events in the Milky Way and Solar system -- Main characteristics of living organisms -- Water and life -- Human outposts on the Moon and on Mars -- Comets, asteroids, meteorites, death and life -- The cometary mission Rosetta -- Planets of nearby stars -- Search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, SETI.
588			_aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650		0	_aLife on other planets.
650		0	_aExtraterrestrial beings.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Physics _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Astrophysics & Space Science _2bisacsh
856	4	0	_3Taylor & Francis _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429201431
856	4	2	_3OCLC metadata license agreement _uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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