Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophes
The solar system has a rather well-known history. Looking at the present situation, one might get the impression that it was a rather stable and well-defined system: the orbits of the planets appear to be stable, climate and atmospheres on the planets hav
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Arnold Hanslmeier
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Dr. Arnold Hanslmeier Univ. Graz Inst. Astronomie Universit¨atsplatz 5 8010 Graz Austria [email protected]
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