Lithopanspermia in star-forming clusters.
Astrobiology
; 5(4): 497-514, 2005 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16078868
ABSTRACT
This paper considers the lithopanspermia hypothesis in star-forming groups and clusters, where the chances of biological material spreading from one solar system to another is greatly enhanced (relative to action in the field) because of the close proximity of the systems and lower relative velocities. These effects more than compensate for the reduced time spent in such crowded environments. This paper uses approximately 300,000 Monte Carlo scattering calculations to determine the cross sections
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Astronomia
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Exobiologia
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Meteoroides
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Astrobiology
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos