Review on habitability and biomarkers

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 514, 2002, Pages 277-282

  Kaltenegger, L ^a   Fridlund, M ^a   Kasting, J ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EARTH (PLANET); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IONIZING RADIATION; METHANE; OXIDATION; OZONE;

HABITABILITY;

BIOMARKERS;

EID: 0036823797     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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