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AstrobiologyAstrobiology: : from the from the OriginOrigin of Life on Earthof Life on Earth
toto Life in the Life in the UniverseUniverse
Angelica SartoriAngelica Sartori
AstrosiestaAstrosiestaSeptemberSeptember 2929thth, 2011, 2011
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WhatWhat isis Life?Life?
NASA Exobiology Program 1992:
Life Life isis a self a self sustainingsustaining chemicalchemicalsystem system capablecapable of of undergoingundergoing
DarwinianDarwinian evolutionevolution
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1. Search for traces of primitive life on Earth
2. Attempts to recreate an artificialprimitive life in vitro
3. Search for other examples of life beyond our planet
AstrobiologyAstrobiology
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1. Search for traces of primitive life on Earth
2. Attempts to recreate an artificialprimitive life in vitro
3. Search for other examples of life beyond our planet
AstrobiologyAstrobiology
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Search for extraterrestrial lifeSearch for extraterrestrial life
• In situ (and ultimately, sample return) searches within the solar system
• Spectral examination of solar and extrasolar planetary atmospheres for chemical evidence of life
• Searches for evidence of extraterrestrial technology
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Life on EarthLife on Earth
• 4 billions years ago
Fossil bacteria dating back to 3.5 billions years ago, South Africa
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Life on EarthLife on Earth
• 4 billions years ago
• Primordial “soup” of CH4, NH3, H2S, CO2 and phosphates into liquid water, from which more complex biomoleculesoriginated
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Life on EarthLife on Earth
• 4 billions years ago
• Primordial “soup” of CH4, NH3, H2S, CO2 and phosphates into liquid water, from which more complex biomoleculesoriginated
•• OrganicOrganic chemistrychemistry + liquidliquid waterwater
• 98% of biological tissues: CHNOPSCHNOPS
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HabitabilityHabitability
Chemical-physical conditionsfor an environment to hosta specificspecific kind of life
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HabitabilityHabitability
Chemical-physical conditionsfor an environment to hosta specificspecific kind of life
WhichWhich kind of life?
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HypotheticalHypothetical biochemistrybiochemistry
• Carbon chauvinism?
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HypotheticalHypothetical biochemistrybiochemistry
• Carbon chauvinism?
•• SiliconSilicon-based chemistry
•• AmmoniaAmmonia as a solvent
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HypotheticalHypothetical biochemistrybiochemistry
• Carbon chauvinism?
•• SiliconSilicon-based chemistry
•• AmmoniaAmmonia as a solvent
• Various problems• No experimental evidence
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HypotheticalHypothetical biochemistrybiochemistry
• Carbon chauvinism?
•• SiliconSilicon-based chemistry
•• AmmoniaAmmonia as a solvent
• Various problems• No experimental evidence
Habitability should be definedHabitability should be definedby life as we know by life as we know itit
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ExtremophilesExtremophiles
<10 ÷ 100% CO2
15 ÷ 250 ÷ 100% Oxygen
neutral0 ÷ 13pH
1 ÷ 34000Radiation (Gy)
700 ÷ 5000<50 ÷ >10000Pressure (mbar)
0 ÷ +30-12 ÷ +121 Temperature (°C)
HumansMicroorganisms
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WhatWhat determinesdetermines habitabilityhabitability??
• Liquid water, CHNOPS• Energy• Temperature (greenhouse effect,
snow coverage, C-Si cycle...)• Magnetic field• Plate tectonics
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WhatWhat determinesdetermines habitabilityhabitability??
• Liquid water, CHNOPS• Energy• Temperature (greenhouse effect,
snow coverage, C-Si cycle...)• Magnetic field• Plate tectonics
Habitable zone Habitable zone (HZ)(HZ)::distance from a star within which a
planet could host liquid water
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HabitabilityHabitability and temperatureand temperature
-60°C 464°C
15°C
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AstrobiologyAstrobiology from the Spacefrom the Space
Landers, eg. Huygens
Search for extrasolar planets,
eg. Kepler
Satellites, eg. Mars Express
Rovers, eg. Opportunity Study of the Earth
Low Earth Orbit experiments, eg. Biopan
Study of comets, eg. Stardust
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MarsMarsMars express
Spirit
Opportunity
Life?
3.699.78g (m s-2)
39345515ρ (kg m-3)
680512756D (km)
6.4259.74M (1023kg)
MarsEarth
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• Presence of ice and hints of the presence of an hydrosphere
• Organic molecules found on martian meteorites
Mars and lifeMars and life
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• Presence of ice and hints of the presence of an hydrosphere
• Organic molecules found on martian meteorites
• Possible extint or extant life in the subsoil
• Possible exchanges of materials with the Earth through meteorites
Mars and lifeMars and life
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TitanTitanHuygens
Cassini
1.359.78g (m s-2)
18805515ρ (kg m-3)
515012756D (km)
1.3459.74M (1023kg)
TitanEarth
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TitanTitan and lifeand life• Stratified atmosphere with N2, CH4
and other hydrocarbons• Methan cycle• Synthesis of organic molecules• Subterranean ocean of H2O and NH3?• Cryovulcanism
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TitanTitan and lifeand life• Stratified atmosphere with N2, CH4
and other hydrocarbons• Methan cycle• Synthesis of organic molecules• Subterranean ocean of H2O and NH3?• Cryovulcanism
• Study of the formation of organicmolecules
• Possible life in the ocean
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EuropaEuropa
Galileo
Galileo
Galileo
2.009.78g (m s-2)
30145515ρ (kg m-3)
312212756D (km)
0.4859.74M (1023kg)
EuropaEarth
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• Possible liquid ocean under a layer of ice
• Hydrothermal vents?• Organic molecules from impacts• Analogy with Lake Vostok, Antarctica
Europa and lifeEuropa and life
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• Possible liquid ocean under a layer of ice
• Hydrothermal vents?• Organic molecules from impacts• Analogy with Lake Vostok, Antarctica
• Possible chemiosynthetic anaerobic life in the subglacial ocean
Europa and lifeEuropa and life
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ExtrasolarExtrasolar planetsplanets
• 688 exoplanets, 565 planetarysystems (81 multiple systems)*
• Sampling bias: “Hot Jupiters”
* 9* 9--2626--11 http://11 http://exoplanet.euexoplanet.eu//catalog.phpcatalog.php
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ExtrasolarExtrasolar planetsplanets
• 688 exoplanets, 565 planetarysystems (81 multiple systems)*
• Sampling bias: “Hot Jupiters”
• Kepler: 1235 candidates, of which 68 have dimensions similar to Earth (5 of them in the HZ)
* 9* 9--2626--11 http://11 http://exoplanet.euexoplanet.eu//catalog.phpcatalog.php
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ExtrasolarExtrasolar planetsplanets
• 688 exoplanets, 565 planetarysystems (81 multiple systems)*
• Sampling bias: “Hot Jupiters”
• Kepler: 1235 candidates, of which 68 have dimensions similar to Earth (5 of them in the HZ)→ 6% of stars could host a new Earth!
* 9* 9--2626--11 http://11 http://exoplanet.euexoplanet.eu//catalog.phpcatalog.php
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ExtrasolarExtrasolar planetsplanets
• 688 exoplanets, 565 planetarysystems (81 multiple systems)*
• Sampling bias: “Hot Jupiters”
• Kepler: 1235 candidates, of which 68 have dimensions similar to Earth (5 of them in the HZ)→ 6% of stars could host a new Earth!
• Gliese 581 g (M~3-4 MT, p~37 days)* 9* 9--2626--11 http://11 http://exoplanet.euexoplanet.eu//catalog.phpcatalog.php
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Search for Search for intelligentintelligent lifelife
Drake’s equation: N=R* × fp × ne × fl × fi × fc × L
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Search for Search for intelligentintelligent lifelife
Drake’s equation: N=R* × fp × ne × fl × fi × fc × L
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): search for
signs from other civilizations
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Search for Search for intelligentintelligent lifelife
Drake’s equation: N=R* × fp × ne × fl × fi × fc × L
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): search for
signs from other civilizations
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Search for Search for intelligentintelligent lifelife
Drake’s equation: N=R* × fp × ne × fl × fi × fc × L
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): search for
signs from other civilizations
Where are they?
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Some Some booksbooks• Barrow, John D., & Tipler, Frank J., The anthropic cosmological
principle, 1986, Oxford University Press• Bignami, G. F., I marziani siamo noi, 2010, Zanichelli• Clancy, P., Brack, A., & Horneck, G., Looking for life. Searching
the Solar System, 2005, Cambridge University Press• Gargaud, M., Hervé, M., & Clayes, P. (eds.), Lectures in
Astrobiology I, 2005, Springer• Gargaud, M., Hervé, M., & Clayes, P. (eds.), Lectures in
Astrobiology II, 2007, Springer• Horneck, G., & Rettberg, P. (eds.), Complete course in
Astrobiology, 2007, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA• Orgel, L. E., The origins of life, 1973, Chapman and Hall Ltd.• Pudritz, R., Higgs, P., & Stone, J. (eds.), Planetary systems and
the origin of life, 2007, Cambridge University Press