Panspermia Revisited
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Authors:
John Gribbin
Abstract
Spreading of life-bearing spores across the Galaxy (panspermia) may be easier than is usually acknowledged.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9909013,
title = {Panspermia Revisited},
author = {John Gribbin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9909013},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Accepted by The Observatory
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