Life in the Universe Expectations and Constraints /

• Main Authors: Schulze-Makuch, Dirk (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Irwin, Louis N. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2018.
• Series: Astronomy and Planetary Sciences,
• Subjects: Astrobiology.; Microbiology.; Planetology.; Biochemistry.; Geobiology.; Biochemistry, general.; Biogeosciences.

This class-tested textbook examines the basic elements of living systems: energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats in crucial depth. These elements define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. The book argues that life forms we would recognize may be more common in our solar s...