Strategies of Life Detection (Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 25) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387775153 ISBN 13: 9780387775159

Publisher: Springer, 2008

Synopsis

The search for life outside the Earth has been one of the biggest quests of mankind. We have reached a level in technology that allows the first steps towards a scientific investigation. The aim of this workshop was to take an interdisciplinary look at the signatures would be indicative for past or present life on another planet, to compare them to biosignatures on Earth, and to discuss state-of-the-art in-situ instrumentas that are envisioned to search for these signatures in the exploration of the solar system as well as concepts for the search for habitable planets around other stars.

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The search for life outside the Earth has been one of mankind's most challenging quests. We have reached a level of technology that allows for initial steps toward thorough scientific investigation. The aim of this workshop was to take an interdisciplinary look at the signatures that would be indicative of past or present life on another planet and compare them to biosignatures on Earth.

The purpose of the workshop was also to discuss state-of-the-art in-situ instruments that are envisioned to search for these signatures in the exploration of the solar system, as well as the discussion of concepts descriptive of the search for habitable planets around other stars.

This book is intended to provide a reference to scientists and instrument developers working in the field of in-situ and remote life detection. It can also be used as an interdisciplinary introduction for students and post-doctoral researchers entering this new and exciting field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387775153
• ISBN 13: 9780387775159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 386
• Editor: Botta Oliver, Bada Jeffrey, Gómez Elvira Javier, Javaux Emmanuelle, Selsis Franck, Summons Robert