Habitability and cosmic catastrophes /

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Author / Creator:	Hanslmeier, Arnold.
Imprint:	Berlin : Springer-Verlag, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics (Online)
Subject:	Exobiology. Collisions (Astrophysics) Life on other planets. Collisions (Astrophysics) Exobiology. Life on other planets.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8888111

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ISBN:	9783540769453 3540769455
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	It is known today that the evolution of life on Earth was neither a steady progression nor uniform. There were several periods of mass extinction. These catastrophic events played a crucial role in the rise of new species. The author discusses whether and how such events could have occurred in the recently found extrasolar planetary systems.

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