Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites

by Jean-Pierre de Vera

Book Overview

Is the Earth the right model and the only universal key to understand habitability, the origin and maintenance of life? Are we able to detect life elsewhere in the universe by the existing techniques and by the upcoming space missions? This book tries to give answers by focusing on environmental properties, which are playing a major role in influencing planetary surfaces or the interior of planets and satellites. The book gives insights into the nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400792166
• ISBN13: 9789400792166
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"