Alien Oceans
The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
1st Edition
Published on 7. April 2020
304 pages
978-0-691-18964-2 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
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Reflowable
Illustrations
15 color + 22 b/w illus.
15 color + 22 b/w illus.
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978-0-691-18964-2 (9780691189642)
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Kevin Peter Hand is a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he has served as deputy chief scientist for solar system exploration and is leading an effort to land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa. He has helped lead expeditions to the glaciers of Kilimanjaro, the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, and the sea ice of the North Pole. He lives in Los Angeles. Twitter @Alienoceans
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Oceans Near and Far
- Prologue: The Bottom
- Chapter 1. Ocean Worlds on Earth and Beyond
- Chapter 2. The New Goldilocks
- Part II: Discovering an Ocean in Three Easy Pieces
- Chapter 3. The Rainbow Connection
- Chapter 4. Babysitting a Spacecraft
- Chapter 5. How I Learned to Love Airport Security
- Chapter 6. Lady with a Veil
- Chapter 7. The Queen of Carbon
- Chapter 8. Oceans Everywhere
- Part III: The Journey from Habitable to Inhabited
- Chapter 9. Becoming Inhabited
- Chapter 10. Origins in an Alien Ocean
- Chapter 11. Building an Ocean World Biosphere
- Chapter 12. The Octopus and the Hammer
- Chapter 13. A Periodic Table for Life
- Part IV: The Next Steps
- Chapter 14. Seeking Signs of Life
- Chapter 15. A New Age of Ocean Exploration
- Endnotes
- Index
- Color Plates
