The Earth as a Distant Planet A Rosetta Stone for the Search of Earth-Like Worlds /

• Main Authors: Vz̀quez, M. (Author), Pall,̌ E. (Author), Montaš̨ Rodrg̕uez, P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Astrobiology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1684-6

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 the...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 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?
• Index.