An Introduction to Astrobiology by David A Rothery

An Introduction to Astrobiology by David A Rothery

This thoroughly revised undergraduate text provides an introduction to the origin and nature of life, habitable environments in our solar system, and the techniques used for discovering and characterising exoplanets. Updated topics include the origins of water on Earth, the latest science on Mars, Europa and Enceladus, and exoplanetary systems.

David A. Rothery is a volcanologist and planetary scientist at The Open University, with a background in geological remote sensing and a special fascination for the satellites of the outer planets. He has been involved in several space missions, and leads the Surface and Composition Working Group for the European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission to Mercury. Iain Gilmour is Professor of Isotope Geochemistry at The Open University, where he undertakes research on the geochemistry of past climate change and large scale planetary impacts. He has taught on a wide range of Open University Science modules in the geosciences and planetary sciences as well as delivering courses at other institutions. Mark A. Sephton is Professor of Organic Geochemistry and Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London. His research interests focus on organic records on Earth and in space.

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ISBN 13	9781108430838
ISBN 10	110843083X
Title	An Introduction to Astrobiology
Author	David A Rothery
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2018-03-01
Number of pages	398
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