Planet Formation and Panspermia: New Prospects for the Movement of Life Through Space

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Preface
PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF PANSPERMIA
	1 “On the Origin of Life”
	2 Why We Should Take Interstellar Panspermia Seriously
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 The Case for Interstellar Panspermia
		2.3 Theoretical Consequences of Interstellar Panspermia
		2.4 Conclusions
		References
	3 The Extended Continuity Thesis, Chronocentrism, and Directed Panspermia
		3.1 Introduction: The Continuity as a Pre-Requisite for Scientific Grounding of Astrobiology
		3.2 Versions and Resistance
		3.3 Cultural Evolution and Directed Panspermia
		3.4 Conclusion and Prospects
		Acknowledgements
		References
	4 Life in the Milky Way: The Panspermia Prospects
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Three Levels of Habitability and Panspermia
			4.2.1 Stellar System Level
			4.2.2 Galaxies: Cosmic Cradles of Life
			4.2.3 Cosmological Level: Interactions of Galaxies
		4.3 Conclusions
		Acknowledgements
		References
PART II: MICROORGANISMS AND PANSPERMIA
	5 Planetary Protection: Too Late
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 What is Planetary Protection
		5.3 Extent of Earth Biosphere
		5.4 Extension to Other Planetary Bodies
			5.4.1 Moon
			5.4.2 Mars
			5.4.3 Icy Moons
		5.5 Backward Contamination
		5.6 Interplanetary Exchange
		5.7 Habitable Conditions for Interplanetary Micronauts
		5.8 Conclusion
		Appendix A
		Appendix B
		Appendix C
		Acknowledgments
		References
	6 Microbial Survival and Adaptation in Extreme Terrestrial Environments— The Case of the Dallol Geothermal Area in Ethiopia
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Planetary Field Analog: The Case of the Dallol Geothermal Area
			6.2.1 The Dallol Hot Springs
			6.2.2 Dallol Geothermal Area Planetary Field Analogs
		6.3 Life in Extreme Environments
		6.4 Conclusion and Remarks on Panspermia
		Acknowledgement
		References
	7 Escape From Planet Earth: From Directed Panspermia to Terraformation
		Acknowledgements
		References
PART III: FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF PLANETS: MATERIAL EXCHANGE PROSPECTS
	8 Catalyzed Lithopanspermia Through Disk Capture of Biologically Active Interstellar Material
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Capture of Interstellar Planetesimals
			8.2.1 Planetesimal Size Distribution
			8.2.2 Encounter Rates
			8.2.3 Capture Condition
			8.2.4 Capture Probability
			8.2.5 Total Number of Captured Planetesimals
		8.3 Catalyzed Lithopanspermia
			8.3.1 Types of Panspermia
			8.3.2 Fraction of Life-Bearing Rocks
			8.3.3 Delivery Rates
		8.4 Conclusion and Discussion
		Acknowledgements
		References
	9 Lithopanspermia at the Center of Spiral Galaxies
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 The Kepler Transit Survey and the Distribution of Living Worlds
		9.3 XUV Hydrodynamic Escape and the Formation of Habitable Evaporated Cores
			9.3.1 Activity of Supermassive Black Holes
			9.3.2 Overabundance of HECs Driven by Quasar Illumination
		9.4 Frequency of Exchange in High Stellar Densities
			9.4.1 Ejection of Planetary Bodies on Intragalactic Scales
			9.4.2 Implications for Other Stellar Populations
		9.5 Detecting Panspermia
		9.6 Concluding Remarks
		References
	10 Wet Panspermia
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 Earth and Its Isotopic World: Geological and Environmental Implications
		10.3 Quest for the Primordial Water Worlds
		10.4 Looking for the Biotic Traces in Extraterrestrial Material
		10.5 Ices of the Moon and Proposal of Earth-Induced Wet Panspermia in the Solar System
		10.6 Implications for Other Planets of the Inner Solar System?
		10.7 Conclusions
		References
	11 There Were Plenty of Day/Night Cycles That Could Have Accelerated an Origin of Life on Earth, Without Requiring Panspermia
		Acknowledgement
		References
	12 Micrometeoroids as Carriers of Organics: Modeling of the Atmospheric Entry and Chemical Decomposition of Sub-Millimeter Grains
		12.1 Micrometeorites and the Search for Life
		12.2 White Soft Minerals
			12.2.1 Carbonates in Space
			12.2.2 Sulfates in Space
		12.3 Atmospheric Entry Model
		12.4 Results
			12.4.1 Atmospheric Entry of MgCO3 Micrometeoroids
			12.4.2 Atmospheric Entry of CaCO3 Micrometeoroids
			12.4.3 Atmospheric Entry of FeCO4 Micrometeoroids
			12.4.4 Atmospheric Entry of CaSO4 Micrometeoroids
		12.5 The Role of Primordial Atmospheres
			12.5.1 Isothermal Atmosphere Model
			12.5.2 Hydrogen Atmosphere
			12.5.3 Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere
			12.5.4 Methane Atmosphere
		12.6 Conclusions
		References
	13 Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems: Role of Planetesimals
		13.1 Introduction
		13.2 Planetesimal Formation and Evolution
		13.3 Transporting Mechanism in Later Stages of Planetary System Evolution
		13.4 Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		References
PART IV: FURTHER PROSPECTS
	14 A Survey of Solar System and Galactic Objects With Pristine Surfaces That Record History and Perhaps Panspermia, With a Plan for Exploration
		14.1 Introduction
			14.1.1 Radiative Events
			14.1.2 Solar Flares
				14.1.2.1 Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
				14.1.2.2 Galactic Shocks
				14.1.2.3 Background Radiation From Galactic Sources
			14.1.3 Collisions
			14.1.4 Panspermia
		14.2 Recording Properties
		14.3 Pristine Potential of Solar System Bodies
			14.3.1 Comets, Asteroids and Dwarf Planets
			14.3.2 Mercury
			14.3.3 Moon
			14.3.4 Mars
			14.3.5 Main Asteroid Belt
			14.3.6 Jupiter and Saturn
			14.3.7 Uranus and Neptune
			14.3.8 Kuiper Belt
			14.3.9 Oort Cloud
			14.3.10 Meteorites
			14.3.11 Extra-Solar Bodies
		14.4 Prospects and Conclusions
		Acknowledgements
		References
	15 The Panspermia Publications of Sir Fred Hoyle
		Acknowledgements
		References
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