Life in the solar system and beyond / Barrie W. Jones.
In Life in the Solar System and Beyond, Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?, the origins of life and where to look for extraterrestrial life. The chapters are arranged as follows: Chapter 1 is a broad introduction to the...
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Table of Contents:
- 1 The cosmos
- 2 Life on Earth
- 3 The evolution and origin of life on Earth
- 4 Where to look for life elsewhere in the Solar System
- 5 Life on Mars?
- 6 Life on Europa?
- 7 The fate of life in the Solar System
- 8 Potential habitats beyond the Solar System
- 9 Searching for planets: direct methods
- 10 Searching for planets: indirect methods
- 11 Exoplanetary systems
- 12 How to find life on exoplanets
- 13 Extraterrestrial intelligence
- Answers to questions
- Resources.