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Impact of the interstellar medium on processes on the Earth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2020

Nikolai G. Bochkarev
Nikolai G. Bochkarev*
Affiliation:
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, 13 Universitetskij prosp. Moscow 119991, Russia email: boch@sai.msu.ru
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Abstract

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The paper discusses possible impacts of the interstellar medium (ISM) on processes on Earth, first of all those, which may affect the Earth biosphere.

Keywords

astrobiologymolecular processesISM: bubbles ISM: clouds (ISM:) cosmic rays (ISM:) dustISM: evolutionISM: magnetic fields

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