Exomoon habitability constrained by illumination and tidal heating

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-46

  Heller, René ^a   Barnes, Rory ^b,c  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; HEAT; LIGHT; MICROCLIMATE;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; PLANETS;

EID: 84872699498     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0859     Document Type: Article

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