The Earth as a Distant Planet A Rosetta Stone for the Search of Earth-Like Worlds / by M. Vázquez, E. Pallé, P. Montañés Rodríguez.

Is the Earth, in some way, special? Or is our planet but one of the millions of other inhabited planets within our galaxy? This is an exciting time to be asking this old question, because for the first time in history, the answer is within reach. In The Earth as a Distant Planet, the authors set the...

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Main Authors: Vázquez, M. (Author), Pallé, E. (Author), Montañés Rodríguez, P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
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