Planets and life

by Thérèse Encrenaz, James Lequeux, Fabienne Casoli

Overview

The Earth is the only planet in the Solar System where liquid water is present on the surface, a condition that seems necessary for the development of life. Its sisters Venus and Mars are extremely different. Why did these three planets, born under fairly comparable conditions, evolve to the conditions we observe today? Understanding the physical or chemical factors that are at the origin of such divergent evolutions is a first step in an approach to the problem of the origin of life on Earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782759825639
Publisher:	EDP Sciences
Publication date:	05/20/2021
Series:	Current Natural Sciences
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Thérèse ENCRENAZ is an expert in planetary atmospheres. She has directed the Department of Space Research of the Paris Observatory and was the vice-president of the Scientific Council of this observatory. She has written several textbooks and popular books.

James LEQUEUX has directed the Nançay radioastronomy station of the Paris Observatory and the Marseilles observatory. He has been for fifteen years editor-in-chief of the European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has published several textbooks and popular books, in particular on the history of science.

Fabienne CASOLI is President of the Paris Observatory. Her present scientific interests concern the large national and international projects in radioastronomy: LOFAR, NenuFAR and SKA.