Beyond the principle of plentitude: A review of terrestrial planet habitability

Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-126

  Gaidos, E ^a   Deschenes, B ^a   Dundon, L ^b   Fagan, K ^a   McNaughton, C ^a   Menviel Hessler, L ^a   Moskovitz, N ^b   Workman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrasolar planets; Habitability; Habitable zone; Planet formation; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ENVIRONMENT; LIFE; REVIEW;

ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; LIFE; PLANETS;

EID: 18144394377     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2005.5.100     Document Type: Review

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