Cosmic biology: how life could evolve on other worlds
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Autor: Irwin, Louis N.
Jahr: 2011
Contents
Préface xv
List of illustrations xix
Rare Earths and Life Unseen 1
1.1 How habitats corne about 3
1.1.1 Cenesis: A scientific story of création 3
1.1.2 How solar Systems and planets form 5
1.1.3 Exoplanets 7
1.2 The Rare Earth model 9
1.3 The Life Unseen model 10
1.4 Strategy for the study of cosmic biology 11
1.5 Chapter summary 13
1.6 Références and further reading 14
Life, Chemistry, Action! 15
2.1 The challenge of defining life 15
2.1.1 Life as a duality of process and entity 16
2.1.2 Defining a living organism 17
2.2 Matter gone wild: the spécial chemistry of life 21
2.2.1 The elemental composition of living things 22
2.2.2 Biomolecules 25
2.2.3 Macromolecules 29
2.3 The advantages of liquids for life 32
2.3.1 General properties of liquids 32
2.3.2 The spécial properties of water 34
2.4 The need for and sources of energy for living Systems 36
2.4.1 Oxidation-reduction chemistry 36
2.4.2 Thermal energy 38
2.4.3 Kinetic energy 39
2.4.4 lonic diffusion 39
2.4.5 Osmosis 40
2.4.6 Other sources of energy 41
2.5 Chapter Summary 42
2.6 Références and further reading 43
Life s Fundamentals 45
3.1 Beginnings 45
3.1.1 A nine-step program for the origin of life on Earth 45
3.1.2 Qualifications and limitations 51
3.1.3 Alternative origin scénarios 52
3.2 Organic évolution: the process of biological change through time 54
3.2.1 Sélection 55
3.2.2 Chance 58
3.2.3 Heredity 60
3.3 Ecosystems: from populations to pyramids 61
3.3.1 Food webs 61
3.3.2 Trophic structures 61
3.4 Chapter summary 64
3.5 Références and further reading 66
Fire and Water 69
4.1 Nature of Earth 69
4.1.1 Atmosphère 70
4.1.2 Building blocks 70
4.1.3 Energy 70
4.1.4 Température 70
4.1.5 Topography 71
4.1.6 Cycles 72
4.1.7 Conditions for life on Earth 72
4.1.8 Facts consistent with the existence of life on Earth 73
4.1.9 Possible assumptions about the nature of Earth s biosphère 74
4.2 A model for the history of life on Earth 74
4.2.1 Origin of life on Earth 74
4.2.2 Early stages of life on Earth 75
4.2.3 The dilemma of oxygen and the earliest forms of life 76
4.2.4 Transition to multicellularity 76
4.2.5 A brief descriptive history of life on Earth 79
4.3 A deduced biosphère for Earth 89
4.3.1 Trophic levels of life on Earth 90
4.3.2 Ecosystems on Earth 94
4.3.3 Biotic communities on Earth 95
4.4 Characteristics of biota on Earth 96
4.4.1 Metabolism 96
4.4.2 Reproduction 97
4.4.3 Motility 98
4.4.4 Sensory Systems 98
4.4.5 Cognition 99
4.4.6 Technology 100
4.5 What alien observers could get wrong about life on Earth 101
4.6 Chapter Summary 102
4.7 Références and further reading 103
Frozen Désert 105
5.1 Peeling through layers of Martian mystery 105
5.2 Overview of Martian planetary history 111
5.3 Reconstructing a plausible evolutionary history for putative life
on Mars 115
5.3.1 Rise of the autotrophs 116
5.3.2 Phototrophic diversification 116
5.3.3 The heterotrophic succession 118
5.3.4 Colonial heterotrophs ensue 118
5.3.5 Offshoots of colonial life diversify 119
5.3.6 A succession of subterranean retreats 119
5.3.7 The sanctuary of caves 120
5.3.8 Living stones 121
5.3.9 Cryptobionts 121
5.3.10 Fossil remnants and life unseen 121
5.4 A putative Martian biosphère 122
5.5 Ecosystems on Mars 124
5.6 Biotic communities on Mars 125
5.7 Earth analogues of Martian habitats 126
5.8 Characteristics of life on Mars 128
5.8.1 Metabolism 128
5.8.2 Reproduction 128
5.8.3 Motility 129
5.8.4 Sensory Systems 130
5.8.5 Cognition 130
5.9 What could be wrong with this picture? 130
5.10 Life may hâve been discovered on Mars already 131
5.11 Chapter summary 133
5.12 Références and further reading 134
Hell Fire and Brimstone 137
6.1 Nature of Venus 137
6.1.1 Atmosphère 138
6.1.2 Topography 139
6.1.3 Volcanism 140
6.1.4 Tectonic features 142
6.2 Planetary history of Venus 143
6.3 A possible evolutionary history for putative life on Venus 145
6.3.1 Life in the âge of water on Venus 145
6.3.2 Life as Venus became hotter and the water evaporated 147
6.3.3 The possibility of life below the surface of Venus 148
6.4 The prospect of finding fossil évidence of life on Venus 149
6.5 Ecosystem possibilities for life on Venus 149
6.6 Characteristics of life on Venus 150
6.7 Possibilities for life on exoplanets like Venus 150
6.8 Chapter summary 151
6.9 Références and further reading 152
7 Suspended Animation 153
7.1 Prospects for life in the clouds of Venus 153
7.1.1 Composition and characteristics of Venusian clouds 154
7.1.2 Properties conducive to life in the clouds of Venus 155
7.1.3 Challenges for life in the clouds of Venus 157
7.1.4 Possible trajectories for the évolution of life in the clouds
of Venus 157
7.1.5 Ecosystem possibilities in the clouds of Venus 160
7.2 Prospects for life in the atmosphères of gas giant planets 160
7.2.1 Composition of the gas giants 161
7.2.2 Conceivable habitats for life on the gas giants 164
7.2.3 Assessing the plausibility of life in the atmosphère of
the gas giants 166
7.3 Prospects for life in the atmosphères of exoplanets 169
7.4 Chapter summary 170
7.5 Références and further reading 172
8 Deep and Dark 173
8.1 Nature of Europa 173
8.2 Planetary history of jovian satellites 176
8.3 Conditions for life on Europa 178
8.4 Energy for life on Europa 178
8.4.1 Light 178
8.4.2 Radiation 179
8.4.3 Chemistry 179
8.4.4 Fluid in motion 179
8.4.5 Osmotic and ionic gradients 180
8.4.6 Heat 180
8.4.7 Other long-shot possibilities 183
8.5 Forms of life on Europa 183
8.5.1 Producers 183
8.5.2 Consumers 185
8.6 Possible evolutionary history for putative life on Europa 186
8.7 Ecosystems on Europa 189
8.8 Biotic communities on Europa 193
8.8.1 The near-surface community 193
8.8.2 The ice ceiling community 193
8.8.3 The benthic community 193
8.8.4 The pelagic community 194
8.9 Characteristics of Europan biota 194
8.9.1 Metabolism 194
8.9.2 Reproductive Systems 194
8.9.3 Motility 195
8.9.4 Sensory Systems 195
8.9.5 Cognition 195
8.10 Properties of Europa nor conducive for life 196
8.11 Enceladus: variations on a thème 196
8.12 Significance of the potential for life on Europa or Enceladus 198
8.13 Chapter summary 199
8.14 Références and further reading 199
9 Fire and Ice 201
9.1 Nature of lo 201
9.1.1 Ceology 202
9.1.2 Thermal environment 207
9.1.3 Radiation environment 209
9.2 Planetary history of lo 210
9.3 Conditions for life on lo 210
9.3.1 Solvents for life on lo 212
9.3.2 Chemical building blocks for life on lo 213
9.3.2 Energy for life on lo 214
9.4 Origin of life on lo 214
9.5 Habitats for life on lo 215
9.6 A possible evolutionary history for life on lo 216
9.7 Ecosystem possibilities for life on lo 218
9.8 Characteristics of life on lo 219
9.8.1 Radiation résistance 219
9.8.2 Metabolism 220
9.8.3 Crowth and reproduction 220
9.8.4 Motility 220
9.8.5 Sensory Systems 220
9.8.6 Cognition 221
9.9 Chapter summary 221
9.10 Références and further reading 222
10 Petrolakes 225
10.1 Nature of Titan 226
10.1.1 Atmosphère and climate 226
10.1.2 Topography 228
10.1.3 Interior 231
10.2 Planetary history of Titan 232
10.3 Conditions (good and bad) for life on Titan 234
10.3.1 Chemistry 234
10.3.2 Température 237
10.3.3 Habitats 237
10.4 A possible evolutionary history for putative life on Titan 239
10.4.1 An aqueous origin and évolution for life on Titan 240
10.4.2 A hydrocarbon habitat for the origin and évolution of life
on Titan 241
10.5 Ecosystem possibilities for life on Titan 245
10.6 Characteristics of life on Titan 245
10.6.1 Metabolism 245
10.6.2 Growth and reproduction 246
10.6.3 Motility 247
10.6.4 Sensory Systems 247
10.6.5 Cognition 248
10.7 Note of caution 248
10.8 Chapter summary 249
10.9 Références and further reading 250
11 Exotic Cocktails 253
11.1 Nature of dwarf planets 254
11.2 Outline of the history of dwarf planets like Pluto and Triton 255
11.3 Nature of Pluto and Charon 256
11.4 Nature of Triton 258
11.4.1 Composition and chemistry 258
11.4.2 Atmosphère 259
11.4.3 Topography 259
11.4.4 Geological activity 262
11.5 Conditions conducive for life on Triton and Pluto 262
11.5.1 Energy for life on Triton 262
11.5.2 Building blocks for life on Triton 264
11.5.3 Solvents for life on Triton 265
11.5.4 Habitats for life on Triton 266
11.6 Scénarios for the possible évolution of life on Triton 266
11.7 Chapter summary 269
11.8 Références and further reading 270
12 Biocomplexity in the Cosmos 273
12.1 Evolution of size, complexity, and biodiversity 273
12.1.1 Energy 274
12.1.2 Température 274
12.1.3 Mobility 275
12.1.4 Time 275
12.1.5 Habitat fractionation 276
12.1.6 Planetary history 276
12.2 Evolution of intelligence and technology 277
12.2.1 Whatis intelligence 278
12.2.2 Under what circumstances does intelligence arise? 281
12.2.3 Under what circumstances has meta-intelligence arisen? 283
12.2.4 Why has intelligence arisen so rarely on Earth? 283
12.3 Emergence of technology 285
12.3.1 Under what circumstances does technology arise? 285
12.3.2 Why has technology arisen more rarely than intelligence? 287
12.4 Where are they? Dealing with the Fermi Paradox 289
12.4.1 The improbability of discovery 289
12.4.2 The disincentive for contact 290
12.4.3 The possibility of past or présent visitations 291
12.4.4 The possibility that technology is self-limiting 291
12.4.5 Argument by analogy: the discovery and fate of the
Hawaiian Islands 292
12.5 Chapter summary 293
12.6 Références and further reading 293
13 Anticipating the Future 295
13.1 Three prospects for any form of life 295
13.1.1 Plateau 295
13.1.2 Extinction 297
13.1.3 Transition 297
13.2 Thoughts on the relative frequency of différent forms of life 299
13.2.1 Biodiversity in the Solar System under the familiar scénario 299
13.2.2 Biodiversity in the Solar System under the exotic scénario 300
13.2.3 Biodiversity in the cosmos under the familiar scénario 300
13.2.4 Biodiversity in the cosmos under the exotic scénario 301
13.2.5 Revisiting the Rare Earth Hypothesis 301
13.3 The fate and future of life on Earth 302
13.3.1 Fate of human life 303
13.3.2 Fate of insects 305
13.3.3 Fate of everything else 306
13.3.4 Summary of the fate of life on Earth 307
13.4 The fate and future of life on other worlds 307
13.5 Chapter summary 307
13.6 Références and further reading 309
Clossary 311
Index 327
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