TY - BOOK AU - Scharf,Caleb A. TI - Extrasolar planets and astrobiology SN - 9781891389559 (alk. paper) AV - QB820 .S28 2008 U1 - 576.8/39 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Sausalito, Calif. PB - University Science Books KW - Extrasolar planets KW - Exobiology KW - Life on other planets KW - Space biology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction, background, and preview -- Proto-stellar collapse and star formation -- Planet formation -- Extrasolar planets -- Life : a brief history, and its boundaries -- Planetary radiation, comparative planetology, biosignatures, and Daisyworld -- Cosmochemistry, dust, and prebiotic molecules -- Comets, meteorites, and proto-planetary disk structure -- Habitable zones -- Alternate habitable zones and beyond UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008020138.html ER -