Does life's rapid appearance imply a martian origin?

Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-679

  Davies, P C W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carter; Mars; Origin of life; Probability theory; Transpermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; LIFE; MICROCLIMATE; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

BIOGENESIS; EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE; MARS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444235801     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110703322736006     Document Type: Article

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