Planets and Life.

Intro
Planets and Life
Foreword
Introduction
The Formation of Terrestrial Planets
From Antiquity, the Myth of the Plurality of Worlds
The Primordial Nebula Model
The Formation of Stars and Discs
The Formation of Terrestrial and Giant Planets
The Migration of Planets
The Late Heavy Bombardment and Its Consequences
The Formation of Planets in Exoplanetary Systems
The Primary Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets
What Atmospheres for Rocky Exoplanets?
The Exploration of Terrestrial Planets
The First Astronomical Observations
The Myth of the Martian Canals
The Physical Nature of Planets
The Beginning of the Space Era
The Viking Mission: Hopes and Disillusions
From Mars to Venus...
The Renewal of Martian Exploration
Return to Venus
Mars and Venus Today
Between Venus and Mars, the Earth
Towards a Comparative Study of the Terrestrial Planets
Venus, Earth and Mars: A Diverging Evolution
The Astonishing Variety of Terrestrial Planets
And Yet... Common Characteristics
The Thermal Structure of the Terrestrial Planets
Atmospheric Circulation
Internal Structure and Volcanism
Terrestrial Planets at the Origin
Secondary Atmospheres
Primitive Atmospheres Rich in Water
The Paradox of the ``Young Sun''
History of the Terrestrial Planets: A Divergent Evolution
Venus: The Ravages of a Runaway Greenhouse Effect
Mars: A Planet on the Verge of Geological Extinction
The Earth, Ideally Located in Relation to the Sun
The Appearance of Life
What is Life?
From Spontaneous Generation to Primordial Soup
The First Experiments in Prebiotic Chemistry
The Building Blocks of Terrestrial Life
The Origin of Prebiotic Molecules
The Rise of Complexity from Prebiotic Molecules
The Formation of Cells
Metabolism and the Question of Energy.

The Genetic Code
The Ancestor of All Living Beings?
Life on Earth as a Model for Life on Other Planets?
The Beginnings of Life on Earth
Life on Exoplanets
The Development of Life on Earth
The Paradox of the ``Young Sun''
The Major Stages in the Evolution of the Earth's Climate
From Hadean to Archean
From Archean to Proterozoic: The Great Oxidation Event
The Phanerozoic: Life on the Continents
What Future for the Earth's Atmosphere?
What Lessons for Exobiology?
Life in the Solar System?
The Habitability Zone in the Solar System
A Past Ocean on Venus?
Searching for Traces of Life on Mars
Other Niches in the Solar System
How to Search for Life on Rocky Exoplanets?
The Discovery of Exoplanets: Where Do We Stand?
The Exoplanet Concept: An Old Idea
Early Discoveries
The Successes of Velocimetry
A New Step: The Transit Method
How to Search for Life on an Exoplanet?
Satellites Around Giant Exoplanets?
How to Determine the Atmospheric Composition of an Exoplanet?
How to Search for Life from the Spectrum of an Exoplanet?
Conclusions: Some Future Directions in Exobiology
The Future of Mars Exploration
How to Detect Traces of Life In Situ?
Towards an Inhabited Exploration of Mars?
Towards External Satellites, Other Possible Niches for Life
Exploring Exoplanets: The Prospects
What If We Were Not Alone?
Glossary
Bibliography
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