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Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints

Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. IrwinSeries:Springer Praxis BooksPublish date:2018-12-05Pages:343
Language:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9783319976570ISBN-10:3319976575UPC:9783319976570Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Life Sciences, Earth SciencesBook Topic:Astronomy, Microbiology, GeologySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SCEV87YBJY

Examines each of these parameters in crucial depth and makes the argument that life forms we would recognize may be more common in our solar system than many assume.

Considers exotic forms of life that would not have to rely on carbon as the basic chemical element, solar energy as the main energy source, or water as the primary solvent and the question of detecting bio- and geosignatures of...

Language:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9783319976570ISBN-10:3319976575UPC:9783319976570Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Life Sciences, Earth SciencesBook Topic:Astronomy, Microbiology, GeologySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SCEV87YBJY

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a professor at the Technical University Berlin, Germany, and an adjunct professor at Arizona State University and Washington State University. He is interested in all aspects of astrobiology, but particularly whether other planets and moons inside and outside our Solar System could serve as a potential habitat for life. He received the Friedrich-Wilhelm Bessel Award from...

Publisher: Springer

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3rd 2018 Edition

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