Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets

Book Overview

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 go 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 which brought together planetary geologists,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387742875
• ISBN13: 9780387742878
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.4"