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  title info:
    title: Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets
  name:
    name part: Fishbaugh, Kathryn E.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Lognonné, Philippe.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Raulin, François.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Marais, David J. Des.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Korablev, Oleg.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2007
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: V, 306 p. online resource.
  abstract: Given the fundamental importance of and universal interest in whether extraterrestrial life has developed or could eventually develop in our solar system and beyond, it is vital that an examination of planetary habitability goes beyond simple assumptions such as, "Where there is water, there is life." This book has resulted from a workshop at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland (5-9 September 2005) that brought together planetary geologists, geophysicists, atmospheric scientists, and biologists to discuss the multi-faceted problem of how the habitability of a planet co-evolves with the geology of the surface and interior, the atmosphere, and the magnetosphere. Each of the six chapters has been written by authors with a range of expertise so that each chapter is itself multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and accessible to scientists in all disciplines. These chapters delve into what life needs to exist and ultimately to thrive, the early environments of the young terrestrial planets, the role of volatiles in habitability, currently habitable (but possibly not inhabited) geologic environments, the connection between a planet's inner workings and the habitability of its surface, and the effects on planetary atmospheres of solar evolution and the presence or absence of a magnetosphere. This book serves as a useful reference for those who plan missions that will hunt for biomarkers (especially on Mars), for biologists and geoscientists who seek a broader view of the story, and for researchers and upper level students interested in an in-depth review of the geologic evolution of terrestrial planets, from their cores to their magnetospheres, and how that evolution shapes the habitability of the planetary surface.
  table of contents: Introduction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Habitability -- The Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets: Fundamental Requirements for Life -- Emergence of a Habitable Planet -- Creating Habitable Zones, at all Scales, from Planets to Mud Micro-Habitats, on Earth and on Mars -- Conversations on the Habitability of Worlds: The Importance of Volatiles -- Water, Life, and Planetary Geodynamical Evolution -- to Chapter 6: Planetary/Sun Interactions -- A Comparative Study of the Influence of the Active Young Sun on the Early Atmospheres of Earth, Venus, and Mars -- Planetary Magnetic Fields and Solar Forcing: Implications for Atmospheric Evolution -- Planetary Magnetic Dynamo Effect on Atmospheric Protection of Early Earth and Mars -- Epilogue: The Origins of Life in the Solar System and Future Exploration.
  note: edited by Kathryn E. Fishbaugh, Philippe Lognonné, François Raulin, David J. Des Marais, Oleg Korablev.
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: Planetology
  subject:
    topic: Space sciences
  subject:
    topic: Astrobiology
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Astrobiology
  subject:
    topic: Planetology
  classification: QB495-500.269
  classification: 520
  classification: 500.5
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 24
  identifier: 9780387742885
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74288-5
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    record creation date: 100301
    record change date: 20151204163556.0
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