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Sustainability 2009, 1, 1323-1330; doi:10.3390/su1041323 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Astrobiology, Sustainability and Ethical Perspectives Jacques Arnould CNES, French Space Agency, 2 place Maurice Quentin, F-75039 Paris, Cedex 01, France; E-Mail: jacques.arnould@cnes.fr; Tel.: +33 1 44 76 75 20; Fax: +33 1 44 76 79 50 Received: 5 November 2009 / Accepted: 8 December 2009 / Published: 15 December 2009 Abstract: Astrobiology, a new field of research associating the prospects and constraints of prebiotic chemistry, mineralogy, geochemistry, a