Searching for Life Across Space and Time: Proceedings of a Workshop
2017

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The search for life is one of the most active fields in space science and involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry, biology, chemistry, and geoscience. In December 2016, the Space Studies Board hosted a workshop to explore the possibility of habitable environments in the solar system and in exoplanets, techniques for detecting life, and the instrumentation used. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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132 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-46394-7
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-46395-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24860

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Front Matter i-x
1 Setting the Stage 1-14
2 Habitable Environments in the Solar System 15-26
3 Exoplanets 27-48
4 Life Detection Techniques 49-62
5 Instrumentation 63-72
6 Future Directions: Report of Breakout Groups 73-80
7 Wrap-Up 81-86
Appendixes 87-88
Appendix A: Statement of Task 89-89
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda 90-93
Appendix C: Workshop Participants 94-98
Appendix D: Poster Abstracts 99-118
Appendix E: Biographies of Committee Members 119-122

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Searching for Life Across Space and Time: Proceedings of a Workshop (2017)

Chapter: Appendix A: Statement of Task

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Chapter: Appendix A: Statement of Task