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This book relates an attempt to decrypt the still-obscure first billion years of history of the young Earth, during a cataclysmic period during which our planet was heavily bombarded by bodies ranging in size from that of Mars to 0.1 mm sized tiny micrometeorites. It was thus found that micrometeorites played an essential role in the formation of the post-lunar atmosphere. They also provided a surprisingly large diversity of reactions in the organic prebiotic chemistry required for the birth of life on our blue planet. The author presents a wide-ranging review of the type of knowledge required to decrypt this history, which provides extensive background information from astronomy, planetary dynamics, planetology, astrobiology and earth sciences. This book will appeal to both the scientist and the general reader. It will be a source of material for lectures, and possibly new investigations, in these fields.

Meteorites. --- Atmosphere. --- Exobiology. --- Météorites --- Atmosphère --- Exobiologie --- Meteorites --- Atmosphere --- Exobiology --- Meteoroids --- Astronomical Objects --- Biology --- Astronomical Phenomena --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Physical Phenomena --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Phenomena and Processes --- Meteorology & Climatology --- Astrophysics --- Biology - General --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Astrobiology --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Planetology. --- Geobiology. --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Space sciences. --- Astrobiology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Biogeosciences. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Meteorology --- Meteors --- Origin --- Atmospheric science

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Growing evidence, based on observations from orbiters, landers and telescopes, indicates that Mars may still have numerous hidden water reservoirs. Moreover, from the point of view of habitability, Mars is a prime target for astrobiologists in search of extant or extinct microbial life because we know that life exists in earth’s permafrost regions, such as parts of Siberia and the Antarctic, which are the closest terrestrial analogues to Mars. "Water on Mars and Life" surveys recent advances made in research into water on Mars together with its astrobiological implications. This volume addresses not only scientists working in the field but also nonspecialists and students in search of a high-level but accessible introduction to this exciting field of research.

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