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  1. University of Arizona

    PI Neville Woolf
    Members 0 (See)
    Active Dates 11/2003 - 10/2008
    Team Website http://www.laplace.arizona.edu

    Executive Summary

    Arizona Executive Summary

    Project Reports

    Module 1: The Building Blocks of Life

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 7.1

    Module 2: Formation of Habitable Planetary Systems

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 3.1

    Module 3: Nature of Planetary Systems

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2

    Sulfur and Phosphorus Cosmochemistry: Implications

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 7.1

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  • 1.1 Models of formation and evolution of habitable planets
  • 1.2 Indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets
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  • 3.1 Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
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  • 4.1 Earth's early biosphere
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  • 5.1 Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms
  • 5.2 Co-evolution of microbial communities
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  • 6.1 Environmental changes and the cycling of elements by the biota, communities, and ecosystems
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    • Astrobiology: Life in the Universe
    • Editor: Daniella Scalice
    • NASA Official: Edward Goolish
    • Last Updated February 9, 2012
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