Astrobiology

ASTROBIOLOGY Volume 6, Number 5, 2006 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Education Paper The Astrobiology Primer: An Outline of General Knowledge—Version 1, 2006
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lucas J. Mix, Berkeley, CA (LM; Introduction, 3A, 4A–D, 6B, 7, and 7B)

EDITORS
John C. Armstrong, Weber State University (JA; 5 and 5C) Avi M. Mandell, Pennsylvania State University (AvM; 5B) Annika C. Mosier, StanfordUniversity (AnM; 6 and 6C) Jason Raymond, Arizona State University (JR; 4 and 4B–E) Sean N. Raymond, University of Colorado, Boulder (SnR; 1, 2, and 2A) Frank J. Stewart, Harvard University (FS; 3, 3A–C, and 6B) Kaspar von Braun, California Institute of Technology (KvB; 1 and 1A–C) Olga Zhaxybayeva, Dalhousie University (OZ; 4 and 4B–D)

AUTHORS
Linda Billings, SETI Institute (LB; 7C) VyllinniskiiCameron, Pennsylvania State University (VC; 2B) Mark Claire, University of Washington (MC; 2C and 2E) Greg J. Dick, University of California, San Diego (GD; 6B) Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman, Pennsylvania State University (SG; 2D) Emmanuelle J. Javaux, University of Liege (EJ; 4F) Orion J. Johnson, University of Southern California (OJ; 6A) Chris Laws, University of Washington (CL; 5A) Margaret S.Race, SETI Institute (MR; 7C) Jon Rask, Ames Research Center (JoR; 7A) John D. Rummel, NASA Headquarters (JRm; 7C) Rachel T. Schelble, University of Southern California (RS; 2C) Steve Vance, University of Washington (SV; 5D)

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CONTRIBUTORS
Zach Adam, University of Washington Peter Backus, SETI Institute Luther Beegle, Jet Propulsion Laboratory JaniceBishop, SETI Institute Kristie Boering, University of California, Berkeley Michael Briley, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Wendy Calvin, University of Nevada David Catling, University of Washington Carol Cleland, University of Colorado, Boulder K. Estelle Dodson, Ames Research Center Julie Fletcher, Ames Research Center Eduardo de la Fuente Acosta, University of Guadalajara, Mexico Ico de Zwart,University of Colorado, Boulder Jennifer Eigenbrode, Carnegie Institute Jack Farmer, Arizona State University Siegfried Frank, Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Germany Peter Gogarten, University of Connecticut Edward Goolish, Ames Research Center Rosalind Grymes, Ames Research Center Nader Haghighipour, University of Hawaii Troy Hudson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Vladimir Ivkovic, Instituteof Anthropological Research, Croatia Muffarah Jahangeer, George Mason University Bruce Jakosky, University of Colorado, Boulder Scott Kenyon, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Steven Kilston, Ball Aerospace Andrew Knoll, Harvard University Eric Korpela, University of California, Berkeley David Lamb, University of California, Santa Barbara Jospeh Lazio, Naval Research Laboratory RichardLenski, Michigan State University Lindsey Link, University of Colorado, Boulder Karen Lloyd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Jonathan Lunine, University of Arizona Michael Manga, University of California, Berkeley Tim McCoy, Smithsonian Institution Karen Meech, University of Hawaii Gustavo Mello, Observatorio do Valongo, Brazil Steven Mojzsis, University of Colorado, Boulder David Morrison,Ames Research Center Oliver Morton Duane Moser, Desert Research Institute Kenneth Nealson, University of Southern California Francis Nimno, University of California, Los Angeles Ray Norris, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility Erika Offerdahl, Arizona State University Tom Olien, Humber Institute, Canada Norman Pace, University of Colorado, Boulder Susan Pfiffner, University of TennesseeCynthia Philips, SETI Institute Shanti Rao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Debora Rodriquez, Michigan State University John Rummel, NASA Headquarters Bill Schopf, University of California, Los Angeles Sara Seager, Carnegie Institute Norman Sleep, Stanford University Mitchell Sogin, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Nina Solovaya, Slovak Academy of Science, Slovak Republic Woodruff Sullivan,...