Role of comets in panspermia

The thesis presents a re-evaluation of the theory of panspermia. I show that collisions of comets with Earth and Earth-like planets play a role in transferring microbial life across the galaxy. After a brief overview of panspermia in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 develops the theory of cosmic dust. The extin...

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Main Author: Wickramasinghe, Janaki Tara
Published: Cardiff University 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584241