Life Sciences and Space Research Xxv(4): Planetary Biology and Origins of Life Proceedings of the Topical Meeting of the Cospar Interdisciplinary Scientific Commission F(Meeting F3) of the Cospar 29th Meeting Held in Washington, DC, USA, 28 August- 5 September 1992

J.M. (University of Leiden, Netherlands) Greenberg, J. (University of Houston, USA) Oro, A. (CNRS, France) Brack, D.L. (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, USA) Devincenzi, A. (Hebrew University, Israel) Banin, E.I. (Florida State University, USA) Friedmann, J.D. (Marine Biological Laboratory, USA) Rummel, F. (Universitie de Paris, France) Raulin, C.P. (NASA Ames Research Center, USA) McKay, et al

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Since the development of space technologies and the exploration of the Moon and of our neighbouring planets by use of space vehicles, extraterrestrial biology has become established as a scientific topic. Comets, chondritic meteorites and interplanetary dust of our solar system bear witness to the existence of a dynamic organic chemistry from its earliest stages, during the condensation of the solar nebula. These proceedings, containing 56 papers, feature mainly extraterrestrial organic chemistry and the origins of life; life on Mars; planetary protection for Mars missions, and chemical evolution on Titan.