Alien oceans : the search for life in the depths of space /

"Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system. Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hand, Kevin Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Wasser, ...
Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
Vie extraterrestre.
Exobiologie.
SCIENCE > Space Science.
Exobiology
Life on other planets
Jupiter > Planet
Saturn > Planet
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I: OCEANS NEAR AND FAR. Prologue: The bottom
  • Chapter 1. Ocean worlds on Earth and beyond
  • Chapter 2. The new Goldilocks
  • PART II: DISCOVERING AN OCEAN IN THREE EASY PIECES. Chapter 3. The rainbow connection
  • Chapter 4. Babysitting a spacecraft
  • Chapter 5. How I learned to love airport security
  • Chapter 6. Lady with a veil
  • Chapter 7. The queen of carbon
  • Chapter 8. Oceans everywhere
  • PART III: THE JOURNEY FROM HABITABLE TO INHABITED. Chapter 9. Becoming inhabited
  • Chapter 10. Origins in an alien ocean
  • Chapter 11. Building an ocean world biosphere
  • Chapter 12. The octopus and the hammer
  • Chapter 13. A periodic table for life
  • Chapter 14. Seeking signs of life
  • Chapter 15. A new age of ocean exploration
  • Endnotes
  • Index.

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