The sun: The impetus for life

Evolution on Planet Earth: The Impact of the Physical Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 87-107

  Rothschild, Lynn J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012598655-7/50033-1     Document Type: Chapter

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