Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites (eBook)

Foreword; Joseph SeckbachPreface; Hagai NetzerIntroduction; Jean-Pierre de VeraList of Authors and Their AddressesAcknowledgements; Jean-Pierre de Vera and Joseph SeckbachPart 1: PARAMETERS FOR HABITABILITY, HABITABLE ZONES AND LIFE: ENERGY, LIQUID SOLVENT, INFORMATIONThe Habitable Zone: Basic Concepts; Stephen KaneExoplanets: Criteria for Their Habitability and Possible Biospheres; John Lee Grenfell, Heike Rauer and Philip von ParisThe Habitable Zone and The Generalized Greenhouse Effect; Giora Shaviv and Smadar Bressler, Nir J. ShavivThe Influence of UV Radiation on Exoplanets’ Habitability; Orion Talmi and Giora ShavivFactors of Planetary Habitability; Rob HengeveldBio-relevant microscopic liquid subsurface water in planetary surfaces?; Dirk MöhlmannPart 2: IMPACT CRATERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFEOrganic molecules in lunar ice: a window to the early evolution of life on Earth; Dirk Schulze-MakuchPart 3: FIELD STUDIES IN PLANETARY ANALOGS, SIMULATIONS AND SPACE EXPERIMENTS WITH RELEVANCE TO HABITABILITYExperimental simulation of possible origins of life (Conceptual and Practical Issues); Henry Strasdeit and Stefan FoxSimulation and measurement of extraterrestrial conditions for experiments on habitability with respect to Mars; Andreas Lorek and Alexander KonczThe Role of Terrestrial Analogs in the Exploration of The Habitability of Martian Evaporitic Environments; Roberto BarbieriPart 4: SEARCH FOR HABITABLE WORLDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYONDMicrobial scale habitability on Mars; Frances WestallInterior and surface dynamics of terrestrial bodies and their implications for the habitability; Lena Noack and Doris BreuerExoplanets and habitability; Stephen KanePart 5: ALTERNATIVES TO EARTH-LIKE LIFE Extremophiles on Alien Worlds: What Types of Organismic Adaptations are Feasible on Other Planetary Bodies; Dirk Schulze-MakuchBrown Dwarfs and Black Smokers. The Potential for Photosynthesis using Radiation from Low-Temperature Black Bodies; John A. Raven and Sean DonnellyPart 6: APPLICATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DETECTION OF HABITABLE PLANETS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE Detection of Habitable Planets and The Search for Life; Heike Rauer, Juan Cabrera, Stefanie Gebauer, John Lee GrenfellRaman Spectral Signatures in the Biogeological Record: An Astrobiological Challenge; Howell G. M. Edwards, Ian B. Hutchinson, Richard IngleyApplication of Raman Spectroscopy as In Situ Technology for the Search for Life; Ute Böttger and Antje Hermelink  and Jean-Pierre de Vera and Jörg Fritz and Iris Weber and Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Heinz-Wilhelm HübersPart 7: FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS FOR LIFE DETECTION Habitability on Kepler worlds: Are Moons Relevant?; Julian Chela-FloresClean In-Situ Subsurface Exploration of Icy Environments in the Solar System; B. Dachwald, S. Ulamec and J. BielePart 8: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSTheoretically possible habitable Worlds – but soon will we get answers by observations?; Jean-Pierre de Vera and Joseph SeckbachSubject IndexAuthor Index