Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets written by Kathryn E. Fishbaugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the universal interest in whether extraterrestrial life has developed or could eventually develop, it is vital that an examination of planetary habitability go beyond simple assumptions. This book has resulted from a workshop at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) which brought together experts to discuss the multi-faceted problem of how the habitability of a planet co-evolves with the geology of the surface and interior, the atmosphere, and the magnetosphere.