Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Foreword; Joseph Seckbach
Preface; Hagai Netzer
Introduction; Jean-Pierre de Vera
List of Authors and Their Addresses
Acknowledgements; Jean-Pierre de Vera and Joseph Seckbach
Part 1: PARAMETERS FOR HABITABILITY, HABITABLE ZONES AND LIFE: ENERGY, LIQUID SOLVENT, INFORMATION
The Habitable Zone: Basic Concepts; Stephen Kane
Exoplanets: Criteria for Their Habitability and Possible Biospheres; John Lee Grenfell, Heike Rauer and Philip von Paris
The Habitable Zone and The Generalized Greenhouse Effect; Giora Shaviv and Smadar Bressler, Nir J. Shaviv
The Influence of UV Radiation on Exoplanets' Habitability; Orion Talmi and Giora Shaviv
Factors of Planetary Habitability; Rob Hengeveld
Bio-relevant microscopic liquid subsurface water in planetary surfaces?; Dirk M hlmann
Part 2: IMPACT CRATERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE
Organic molecules in lunar ice: a window to the early evolution of life on Earth; Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Part 3: FIELD STUDIES IN PLANETARY ANALOGS, SIMULATIONS AND SPACE EXPERIMENTS WITH RELEVANCE TO HABITABILITY
Experimental simulation of possible origins of life (Conceptual and Practical Issues); Henry Strasdeit and Stefan Fox
Simulation and measurement of extraterrestrial conditions for experiments on habitability with respect to Mars; Andreas Lorek and Alexander Koncz
The Role of Terrestrial Analogs in the Exploration of The Habitability of Martian Evaporitic Environments; Roberto Barbieri
Part 4: SEARCH FOR HABITABLE WORLDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND
Microbial scale habitability on Mars; Frances Westall
Interior and surface dynamics of terrestrial bodies and their implications for the habitability; Lena Noack and Doris Breuer
Exoplanets and habitability; Stephen Kane
Part 5: ALTERNATIVES TO EARTH-LIKE LIFE
Extremophiles on Alien Worlds: What Types of Organismic Adaptations are Feasible on Other Planetary Bodies; Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Brown Dwarfs and Black Smokers. The Potential for Photosynthesis using Radiation from Low-Temperature Black Bodies; John A. Raven and Sean Donnelly
Part 6: APPLICATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DETECTION OF HABITABLE PLANETS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE
Detection of Habitable Planets and The Search for Life; Heike Rauer, Juan Cabrera, Stefanie Gebauer, John Lee Grenfell
Raman Spectral Signatures in the Biogeological Record: An Astrobiological Challenge; Howell G. M. Edwards, Ian B. Hutchinson, Richard Ingley
Application of Raman Spectroscopy as In Situ Technology for the Search for Life; Ute B ttger and Antje Hermelink and Jean-Pierre de Vera and J rg Fritz and Iris Weber and Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Heinz-Wilhelm H bers
Part 7: FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS FOR LIFE DETECTION
Habitability on Kepler worlds: Are Moons Relevant?; Julian Chela-Flores
Clean In-Situ Subsurface Exploration of Icy Environments in the Solar System; B. Dachwald, S. Ulamec and J. Biele
Part 8: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Theoretically possible habitable Worlds - but soon will we get answers by observations?; Jean-Pierre de Vera and Joseph Seckbach
Subject Index
Author Index