The Earth as a Distant Planet : A Rosetta Stone for the Search of Earth-Like Worlds. 1st ed. 2010

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by M. Vázquez, E. Pallé, P. Montañés Rodríguez

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New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010

著者名:

• Vázquez, M.
• Pallé, E.
• Montañés Rodríguez, P.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Library ;

ISBN:

9781441916846 [1441916849]    

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Observing the Earth -- The Earth in Time -- The Pale Blue Dot -- The Outer Layers of the Earth -- Biosignatures and the Search for Life on Earth -- Detecting Extrasolar Earth-like Planets -- The Worlds Out There -- Extrasolar Planetary Systems -- Is Our Environment Special?.
Is the Earth, in some way, special? Or is our planet but one of the millions of other inhabited planets within our galaxy? This is an exciting time to be asking this old question, because for the first time in history, the answer is within reach. In The Earth as a Distant Planet, the authors set themselves as external observers of our Solar System from an astronomical distance. From that perspective, the authors describe how the Earth, the third planet in distance to the central star, can be catalogued as having its own unique features and as capable of sustaining life. The knowledge gained from this original perspective is then applied to the ongoing search for planets outside the solar system, or exoplanets. Since the discovery in 1992 of the first exoplanet, the number of known planets has increased exponentially. Ambitious space missions are already being designed for the characterization of their atmospheres and to explore the possibility that they host life. The exploration of Earth and the rest of the

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