The life and death of planet Earth : how the new science of astrobiology charts the ultimate fate of our world /

Planet Earth is middle-aged. Science has worked hard to piece together the story of the evolution of our world up to this point, but only recently have we developed the understanding and the tools to describe the entire life cycle of a planet. Ward and Brownlee, a geologist and an astronomer respect...

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Main Author:	Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949- (Author)
Other Authors:	Brownlee, Donald
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Times Books, [2003]
Subjects:	End of the world (Astronomy) Exobiology. Fin du monde (Astronomie) Exobiologie. Weltuntergang Astrobiologie ASTRONOMY. EXOBIOLOGY. PLANETARY EVOLUTION. EARTH (PLANET)
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