Maximum number of habitable planets at the time of Earth's origin: New hints for panspermia and the mediocrity principle

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-157

  Franck, Siegfried ^a   von Bloh, Werner ^a   Bounama, Christine ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extrasolar planets; Habitable zone; Mediocrity principle; Panspermia

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; HABITAT; PLANETARY SURFACE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 34547094358     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550407003680     Document Type: Article

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