High-resolution simulations of the final assembly of Earth-like planets. 2. Water delivery and planetary habitability

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-84

  Raymond, Sean N ^a,b,d   Quinn, Thomas ^b,d   Lunine, Jonathan I ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NASA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmochemistry; Extrasolar planets; Planetary formation; Water delivery

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SPACE FLIGHT;

EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; PLANETS; SPACE SIMULATION; WATER;

EID: 34249692448     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.06-0126     Document Type: Article

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