Origins

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Origins is written by Joseph Seckbach and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 140202522X (ISBN 10) and 9781402025228 (ISBN 13).

In this book forty eminent scientists examine the astrobiological origins of life and the emergence of biodiversity in extreme environments. The coverage includes extremophiles: microbes living in hostile conditions of high temperature, psychrophilic, UV radiation, and halophilic environments. Also discussed are the origin and history of Martian water, and the possible biogeochemistry inside Titan.