In The Earth as a Distant Planet, the authors become external
observers of our solar system from a distance and try to determine
how one can understand how Earth, the third in distance to the
central star, is essentially unique and capable of sustaining life.
The knowledge gained from this original perspective is then applied
to the search for other planets outside the solar system, or
exoplanets.
Since the discovery in 1992 of the first exoplanet, the number
of planet detections has increased exponentially and ambitious
missions are already being planned for the future. The exploration
of Earth and the rest of the rocky planets are Rosetta stones in
classifying and understanding the multiplicity of planetary systems
that exist in our galaxy. In time, statistics on the formation and
evolution of exoplanets will be available and will provide vital
information for solving some of the unanswered questions about the
formation, as well as evolution of our own world and solar system.
Special attention is paid to the biosignatures (signs of life)
detectable in the Earth's reflected spectra and the search for life
in the universe.
The authors are experts on the subject of extrasolar planets.
They provide an introductory but also very much up-to-date text,
making this book suitable for researchers and for advanced students
in astronomy and astrophysics.
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