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Oliver BM 《The Planetary report》1987,7(6):23-25
On Earth intelligent life evolved as a natural consequence of the events set in motion when the planet formed over 4 billion years ago. Since chemical evolution and solar-system formation appear to be occurring throughout the universe, we theorize that our universe may be rich with planets populated by intelligent beings who, like us, can search for evidence of other technological civilizations. Terrestrial civilization now has this capability. But if we do not begin the search soon, we'll lose the opportunity to do it from Earth as interfering signals of Earthly origin rapidly close the microwave window. 相似文献
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Lava tubes and basaltic caves are common features in volcanic terrains on Earth. Lava tubes and cave-like features have also been identified on Mars based on orbital imagery and remote-sensing data. Caves are unique environments where both secondary mineral precipitation and microbial growth are enhanced by stable physico-chemical conditions. Thus, they represent excellent locations where traces of microbial life, or biosignatures, are formed and preserved in minerals. By analogy with terrestrial caves, caves on Mars may contain a record of secondary mineralization that would inform us on past aqueous activity. They may also represent the best locations to search for biosignatures. The study of caves on Earth can be used to test hypotheses and better understand biogeochemical processes, and the signatures that these processes leave in mineral deposits. Caves may also serve as test beds for the development of exploration strategies and novel technologies for future missions to Mars. Here we review recent evidence for the presence of caves or lava tubes on Mars, as well as the geomicrobiology of lava tubes and basaltic caves on Earth. We also propose future lines of investigation, including exploration strategies and relevant technologies. 相似文献
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Theories with Lagrangians nonlinear in the curvature scalar can be reduced by appropriate transformations to a form similar to the Brans-Dicke model. This may enable us to have extended inflation in the early universe without the difficulties of introducing scalar fields. 相似文献
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Studies of the Earth's earliest biosphere have suggested a close coupling between the evolution of early life forms and the
physical and chemical evolution of the planetary surface. From a biological perspective there were many similarities between
early Earth and early Mars. This has led to the idea that an origin of life event may have occurred on Mars, leading to the
development of microbial life. Various theories have been advanced to explain the origin of life on Earth, and these are reviewed
with relevance to Mars. If traces of past or present biogenic activity are to be found on Mars, then the most likely place
to prospect is several kilometers below the surface where liquid water might be stable. Such prospecting may best lend itself
to human exploration.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Joseph A. Nuth III 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1989,47(1):33-50
Nucleation is a non-equilibrium process: the products of this process are seldom the most thermodynamically stable condensates but are instead those which form fastest. It should therefore not be surprising that grains formed in a circumstellar outflow will undergo some degree of metamorphism if they are annealed or are exposed to a chemically active reagent. Metamorphism of refractory particles continues in the interstellar medium (ISM) where the driving forces are sputtering by cosmic ray particles, annealing by high energy photons and grain destruction in supernova generated shocks. Studies of the depletion of the elements from the gas phase of the interstellar medium tell us that if grain destruction occurs with high efficiency in the ISM, then there must be some mechanism by which grains can be formed in the ISM. Various workers have shown that refractory mantles could form on refractory cores by radiation processing of organic ices. A similar process may operate to produce refractory inorganic mantles on grain cores which survived the supernova shocks. Most grains in a cloud which collapses to form a star will be destroyed; many of the surviving grains will be severely processed. Grains in the outermost regions of the nebula may survive relatively unchanged by thermal processing or hydration. It is these grains which we hope to find in comets. However, only those grains encased in ice at low temperature can be considered pristine since a considerable degree of hydrous alteration might occur in a cometary regolith if the comet enters the inner solar system. Some discussion of the physical, chemical and isotopic properties of a refractory grain at each stage of its life cycle will be attempted based on the limited laboratory data available to date. Suggestions will be made concerning types of experimental data which are needed in order to better understand the processing history of cosmic dust. 相似文献
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To determine where to search for life in our solar system or in other extrasolar systems, the concept of habitability has
been developed, based on the only sample we have of a biological planet—the Earth. Habitability can be defined as the set
of the necessary conditions for an active life to exist, even if it does not exist. In astronomy, a habitable zone (HZ) is
the zone defined around a sun/star, where the temperature conditions allow liquid water to exist on its surface. This habitability
concept can be considered from different scientific perspectives and on different spatial and time scales. Characterizing
habitability at these various scales requires interdisciplinary research. In this article, we have chosen to develop the geophysical,
geological, and biological aspects and to insist on the need to integrate them, with a particular focus on our neighboring
planets, Mars and Venus. Important geodynamic processes may affect the habitability conditions of a planet. The dynamic processes,
e.g., internal dynamo, magnetic field, atmosphere, plate tectonics, mantle convection, volcanism, thermo-tectonic evolution,
meteorite impacts, and erosion, modify the planetary surface, the possibility to have liquid water, the thermal state, the
energy budget, and the availability of nutrients. They thus play a role in the persistence of life on a planet. Earth had
a liquid water ocean and some continental crust in the Hadean between 4.4 and 4.0 Ga (Ga: billions years ago), and may have
been habitable very early on. The origin of life is not understood yet; but the oldest putative traces of life are early Archean
(~3.5 Ga). Studies of early Earth habitats documented in the rock record hosting fossil life traces provide information about
possible habitats suitable for life beyond Earth. The extreme values of environmental conditions in which life thrives today
can also be used to characterize the “envelope” of the existence of life and the range of potential extraterrestrial habitats.
The requirement of nutrients by life for biosynthesis of cellular constituents and for growth, reproduction, transport, and
motility may suggest that a dynamic and rocky planet with hydrothermal activity and formation of relief, liquid water alteration,
erosion, and runoff is required to replenish nutrients and to sustain life (as we know it). The concept of habitability is
very Earth-centric, as we have only one biological planet to study. However, life elsewhere would most probably be based on
organic chemistry and leave traces of its past or recent presence and metabolism by modifying microscopically or macroscopically
the physico-chemical characteristics of its environment. The extent to which these modifications occur will determine our
ability to detect them in astrobiological exploration. Looking at major steps in the evolution of life may help determining
the probability of detecting life (as we know it) beyond Earth and the technology needed to detect its traces, be they morphological,
chemical, isotopic, or spectral. 相似文献
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Yang Xiao-bing Jiang Shi-yang Quo Zi-he Zhao Nan-xing 《Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics》1985,9(4):324-327
Between 1981 February and 1984 April we had four observing sessions on the dwarf cepheid HD 94033, After examining observational data gathered over a period of 10 years, we found that its O-C showed periodic variations. A study of these variations led us to conclude that HD 94033 may be a binary system. 相似文献
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H. Lammer J. H. Bredehöft A. Coustenis M. L. Khodachenko L. Kaltenegger O. Grasset D. Prieur F. Raulin P. Ehrenfreund M. Yamauchi J.-E. Wahlund J.-M. Grießmeier G. Stangl C. S. Cockell Yu. N. Kulikov J. L. Grenfell H. Rauer 《Astronomy and Astrophysics Review》2009,17(2):181-249
This work reviews factors which are important for the evolution of habitable Earth-like planets such as the effects of the
host star dependent radiation and particle fluxes on the evolution of atmospheres and initial water inventories. We discuss
the geodynamical and geophysical environments which are necessary for planets where plate tectonics remain active over geological
time scales and for planets which evolve to one-plate planets. The discoveries of methane–ethane surface lakes on Saturn’s
large moon Titan, subsurface water oceans or reservoirs inside the moons of Solar System gas giants such as Europa, Ganymede,
Titan and Enceladus and more than 335 exoplanets, indicate that the classical definition of the habitable zone concept neglects
more exotic habitats and may fail to be adequate for stars which are different from our Sun. A classification of four habitat
types is proposed. Class I habitats represent bodies on which stellar and geophysical conditions allow Earth-analog planets
to evolve so that complex multi-cellular life forms may originate. Class II habitats includes bodies on which life may evolve
but due to stellar and geophysical conditions that are different from the class I habitats, the planets rather evolve toward
Venus- or Mars-type worlds where complex life-forms may not develop. Class III habitats are planetary bodies where subsurface
water oceans exist which interact directly with a silicate-rich core, while class IV habitats have liquid water layers between
two ice layers, or liquids above ice. Furthermore, we discuss from the present viewpoint how life may have originated on early
Earth, the possibilities that life may evolve on such Earth-like bodies and how future space missions may discover manifestations
of extraterrestrial life. 相似文献
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A.K. Campbell 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2003,285(2):571-585
Throughout his life, Fred Hoyle had a keen interest in evolution. He argued that natural selection by small, random change,
as conceived by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, could not explain either the origin of life or the origin of a new
protein. The idea of natural selection, Hoyle told us, wasn't even Darwin's original idea in the first place. Here, in honour
of Hoyle's analysis, I propose a solution to Hoyle's dilemma. His solution was life from space – panspermia. But the real
key to understanding natural selection is `molecular biodiversity'. This explains the things Darwin missed – the origin of
species and the origin of extinction. It is also a beautiful example of the mystery disease that afflicted Darwin for over
40 years, for which we now have an answer.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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《Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics》1982,6(2):126-128
The theoretical explanation of the U-shape spectrum of Type IV solar radio bursts given in /1/ led us to expect certain correlations between this spectrum and that of the associated proton events. These correlations are established using Earth-based and space observations during the last solar cycle. They may be used for real-time prediction of proton events. 相似文献
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Efficient detection of organic molecules is fundamental for the success of future life detection missions. Spectrofluorometric analysis is one of the many techniques that may be used to detect organic molecules in extraterrestrial settings. A particularly important class of organic molecules to target is the amino acids on which all terrestrial life depends. This study aims to identify the optimum fluorescence excitation and emission wavelengths for 17 amino acid standards to examine the effects of amino acid concentrations, mixtures and fluorescence quenching. The results and interpretations can guide the design and operation of life detection protocols on future space missions. 相似文献
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Joop M. Houtkooper 《Planetary and Space Science》2011,59(10):1107-1111
The question whether life originated on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system has no obvious answer, since Earth was sterilized by the Moon-forming impact and possibly also during the LHB, about 700 Ma after the formation of the solar system. Seeding by lithopanspermia has to be considered. Possible sources of life include Earth itself, Mars, Venus (if it had a more benign climate than today) and icy bodies of the solar system. The first step of lithopanspermia is the ejection of fragments of the surface into space, which requires achieving at least escape velocity. As the velocity distribution of impact ejecta falls off steeply, attention is drawn to bodies with lower escape velocities. Ceres has had, or still has, an ocean more than 100 km deep, with hydrothermal activity at its rocky core. The possible presence of life, its relative closeness to the terrestrial planets and Ceres' low escape velocity of 510 m/s suggest that Ceres could well be a parent body for life in the solar system.Icy impact ejecta - hence glaciopanspermia - from Ceres will be subject to evaporation of volatiles. Spores may be loosened by evaporation and enter the atmospheres of the terrestrial planets as micrometeorites.The seeding of the terrestrial planets from Ceres would result in (1) detection of life in the crustal layers of Ceres; (2) a commonality of Cerean life with Terran and possible Martian and Venusian life and (3) biomarkers of Cerean life, which might be found in the ice at the Moon's poles and on the surface of other main belt asteroids. 相似文献
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D. Basu 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2009,30(3-4):133-143
1009-0252 is a Quasi Stellar Object (QSO) with three components A, B, C. A, B are thought to be the result of gravitational lensing of one object, and A, C constitute a close pair with redshifts 2.74 and 1.62 respectively. Close separation pairs of QSOs with discordant redshifts have received special attention in recent years, probably because of the possibility that they may be physically associated, implying non-cosmological redshifts. Attempts have been made to explain their occurrences due to the effect of gravitational lensing. However, gravitational lensing has not offered a completely satisfactory explanation for this triplet. Furthermore, examination revealed some inadequacies and inconsistencies in the redshift identification of the observed lines in the component A. Observational results of 1009-0252 therefore remain puzzling. We propose an alternative explanation by suggesting that A, B actually constitute a close pair and C is an unrelated object in the field. We show that the observed spectrum of A can be interpreted as blueshifted. This implies that A, B are two separate objects, one (A) approaching us and the other (B) receding from us, and are not the result of gravitational lensing of a single object. The oppositely directed pair A, B may have been ejected due to the merger of two galaxies. 相似文献
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对于大质量的形成，由于区域的遥远和结构的复杂以及过程的特殊，研究相对迟缓，对可能形成大质量得的云核和大质量年轻星体的活动，进行多波段搜寻和研究，取得了相应的进展。 相似文献
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Acid saline lake systems in Western Australia may be the best known modern terrestrial analog for the Burns formation on Mars and, thus, provide information about past environments and life on Mars. 相似文献
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Owen T 《The Planetary report》1987,7(6):16-18
Many space scientists think that the chemical conditions today on planets and moons of the outer solar system are similar to conditions on Earth soon after it formed. If so, we can learn much about the chemistry that led to life on this planet. We can also speculate about exotic habitats that might have given rise to other types of life. And if we are able to discern the chemical reactions now occurring in the outer solar system, we may be able to extrapolate these rules to other solar systems, and so define the habitable zones around other stars where the potential for life is high. 相似文献
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The numerical integration of equations of motion necessarily implies the presence of errors that depend on initial conditions as well as the different physical parameters under consideration. More particularly, dumping or dissipative terms can appear and it is especially interesting to determine its causes. The equivalent differential equation method may allow the errors from a certain numerical scheme to be analyzed and, together with other considerations, can help us to eliminate or reduce them. 相似文献
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This paper presents two and three dimensional simulations of the interaction of shocks with media with large numbers of dense
inclusions. An approximate model of the interaction of a starburst wind with the surrounding galactic ISM illustrates issues
which must be addressed in global models of ISM dynamics. As a step towards developing the sub-grid model of multiphase turbulence,
we define and study a form of ‘multiphase Riemann problem’. This allows us to develop macroscopic characteristics of the flows
which may be compared to such subgrid models. 相似文献
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Brack A 《Planetary and Space Science》1996,44(11):1435-1440
Processing of organic molecules by liquid water was probably an essential requirement towards the emergence of terrestrial primitive life. According to Oparin's hypothesis, organic building blocks required for early life were produced from simple organic molecules formed in a primitive reducing atmosphere. Geochemists favour now a less reducing atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide. In such an atmosphere, very few building blocks are formed. Import of extraterrestrial organic molecules may represent an alternative supply. Experimental support for such an alternative scenario is examined in comets, meteorites and micrometeorites. The early histories of Mars and Earth clearly show similarities. Liquid water was once stable on the surface of Mars attesting the presence of an atmosphere capable of decelerating C-rich micro-meteorites. Therefore, primitive life may have developed on Mars, as well. Liquid water disappeared from the surface of Mars very early, about 3.8 Ga ago. The Viking missions did not find, at the surface of the Martian soil, any organic molecules or clear-cut evidence for microbial activities such as photosynthesis, respiration or nutrition. The results can be explained referring to an active photochemistry of Martian soil driven by the high influx of solar UV. These experiments do not exclude the existence of organic molecules and fossils of micro-organisms which developed on early Mars until liquid water disappeared. Mars may store below its surface some well preserved clues of a still hypothetical primitive life. 相似文献
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If life ever existed on Mars, a key question is the genetic relationship of that life to life on Earth. To determine if Martian life represents a separate, second genesis of life requires the analysis of organisms, not fossils. Ancient permafrost on Mars represents one potential source of intact, albeit probably dead by radiation, Martian organisms. Strong crustal magnetism in the ancient heavily cratered southern highlands between 60 and 80°S and at about 180°W indicates what may be the oldest, best preserved ice-rich permafrost on Mars. Drilling to depths of 1000 m would reach samples unaffected by possible warming due to cyclic changes in Mars’ obliquity. When drilling into the permafrost to retrieve ancient intact Martian organisms, it is necessary to take special precautions to avoid the possibility of contamination. Earth permafrost provides an analog for Martian permafrost and convenient sites for instrument development and field testing. 相似文献