Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life - Softcover

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Introduction: Comets and the Origin of Life.- 1 Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life.- 2 The Origin of the Atmosphere and of the Oceans.- 3 Organic Chemistry in Comets From Remote and In Situ Observations.- 4 Polymers and Other Macromolecules in Comets.- 5 Numerical Models of Comet and Asteroid Impacts.- 6 Comets as a Source of Prebiotic Organic Molecules for the Early Earth.- 7 Impacts and the Early Evolution of Life.- 8 Cometary Impacts on the Biosphere.- 9 The Contemporary Hazard of Cometary Impacts.- 10 26Al and Liquid Water Environments in Comets.- 11 Life in Comets.- 12 Comets and Space Missions.

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