| Literature DB >> 27003862 |
Gerda Horneck1,2, Nicolas Walter3, Frances Westall4, John Lee Grenfell5, William F Martin6, Felipe Gomez7, Stefan Leuko2, Natuschka Lee8,9, Silvano Onofri10, Kleomenis Tsiganis11, Raffaele Saladino12, Elke Pilat-Lohinger13, Ernesto Palomba14, Jesse Harrison15, Fernando Rull16, Christian Muller17, Giovanni Strazzulla18, John R Brucato19, Petra Rettberg2, Maria Teresa Capria14.
Abstract
The European AstRoMap project (supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme) surveyed the state of the art of astrobiology in Europe and beyond and produced the first European roadmap for astrobiology research. In the context of this roadmap, astrobiology is understood as the study of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the context of cosmic evolution; this includes habitability in the Solar System and beyond. The AstRoMap Roadmap identifies five research topics, specifies several key scientific objectives for each topic, and suggests ways to achieve all the objectives. The five AstRoMap Research Topics are • Research Topic 1: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems • Research Topic 2: Origins of Organic Compounds in Space • Research Topic 3: Rock-Water-Carbon Interactions, Organic Synthesis on Earth, and Steps to Life • Research Topic 4: Life and Habitability • Research Topic 5: Biosignatures as Facilitating Life Detection It is strongly recommended that steps be taken towards the definition and implementation of a European Astrobiology Platform (or Institute) to streamline and optimize the scientific return by using a coordinated infrastructure and funding system.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27003862 PMCID： PMC4834528 DOI： 10.1089/ast.2015.1441
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Astrobiology ISSN： 1557-8070 Impact factor: 4.335