An Introduction to Astrobiology - Softcover

 
9781108430838: An Introduction to Astrobiology
Softcover
ISBN 10: 110843083X ISBN 13: 9781108430838
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

This updated third edition explores the origin and nature of life, habitable environments in our solar system and exoplanet discoveries.

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About the Authors

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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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
110843083X
ISBN 13 
9781108430838
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
398
Editor
Rothery David A., Gilmour Iain, Sephton Mark A.