Lithospanspermia in Star-Forming clusters

Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-514

  Adams, Fred C ^a   Spergel, David N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstellar meteorites; Origin of life; Panspermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPACE FLIGHT;

ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; METEOROIDS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE SIMULATION;

EID: 24344474118     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2005.5.497     Document Type: Article

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