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AUTHOR
Angelo, Joseph A.
TITLE
How scientists search for alien life [electronic resource] / Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
IMPRINT
New York : Facts On File, 2020.
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (144 p.) : ill. (some col.).
SERIES
Gale eBooks.
SERIES
Life in the universe.
CONTENT NOTE
Principle of mediocrity -- Fundamental concepts in astrobiology -- Extraterrestrial life chauvinisms -- NASA's Viking Project -- Curiosity : mobile laboratories on Mars -- Mars 2020 rover : Perseverance -- Extrasolar planets and the continuously habitable zone -- Extrasolar planet hunting techniques.
SUMMARY
This eBook discusses the ways in which astrobiologists search for life beyond Earth, with sections on major exploration missions such as the Viking project, the Deep Space Network, and NASA's Origins Program. It presents the basic principles of astrobiology to improve understanding of current efforts made by astronomers and astrobiologists to find life-bearing worlds around other stars.
SUBJECT
Exobiology.
DISCIPLINE
Biology.
DISCIPLINE
Internet Resources.
LINK
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement)
ISBN
9781438193595 (ebk.).
Location
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Status
World Wide Web
576.839 ANG ebook
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