Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: de Vera, Jean-Pierre (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Seckbach, Joseph (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 28
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geology.; Ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Is Earth the right model and therefore our Earth-centric view the only universal key to understand habitability, the origin and maintenance of life? This book tries to give answers on this question. It gives insights into the nature of planets and their potential to harbor life as well as the role o...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• List of Authors and Their Addresses
• Acknowledgements
• Part 1: PARAMETERS FOR HABITABILITY, HABITABLE ZONES AND LIFE: ENERGY, LIQUID SOLVENT, INFORMATION
• The Habitable Zone: Basic Concepts
• Exoplanets: Criteria for Their Habitability and Possible Biospheres
• The Habitable Zone and The Generalized Greenhouse Effect
• The Influence of UV Radiation on Exoplanets’ Habitability
• Factors of Planetary Habitability
• Bio-relevant microscopic liquid subsurface water in planetary surfaces?
• Part 2: IMPACT CRATERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE
• Organic molecules in lunar ice: a window to the early evolution of life on Earth
• Part 3: FIELD STUDIES IN PLANETARY ANALOGS, SIMULATIONS AND SPACE EXPERIMENTS WITH RELEVANCE TO HABITABILITY
• Experimental simulation of possible origins of life (Conceptual and Practical Issues)
• Simulation and measurement of extraterrestrial conditions for experiments on habitability with respect to Mars
• The Role of Terrestrial Analogs in the Exploration of The Habitability of Martian Evaporitic Environments
• Part 4: SEARCH FOR HABITABLE WORLDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND
• Microbial scale habitability on Mars
• Interior and surface dynamics of terrestrial bodies and their implications for the habitability
• Exoplanets and habitability
• Part 5: ALTERNATIVES TO EARTH-LIKE LIFE
• Extremophiles on Alien Worlds: What Types of Organismic Adaptations are Feasible on Other Planetary Bodies
• Brown Dwarfs and Black Smokers. The Potential for Photosynthesis using Radiation from Low-Temperature Black Bodies
• Part 6: APPLICATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DETECTION OF HABITABLE PLANETS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE
• Detection of Habitable Planets and The Search for Life
• Raman Spectral Signatures in the Biogeological Record: An Astrobiological Challenge
• Application of Raman Spectroscopy as In Situ Technology for the Search for Life
• Part 7: FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS FOR LIFE DETECTION
• Habitability on Kepler worlds: Are Moons Relevant?
• Clean In-Situ Subsurface Exploration of Icy Environments in the Solar System
• Part 8: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
• Theoretically possible habitable Worlds – but soon will we get answers by observations?
• Subject Index
• Author Index.