Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fishbaugh, Kathryn E. (Editor), Lognonné, Philippe (Editor), Raulin, François (Editor), Marais, David J. Des (Editor), Korablev, Oleg (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 24
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

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...