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008 130708s2013 nyua 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2013944655
020 $a9781461481324 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a1461481325 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $z9781461481331 (eBook)
020 $z1461481333 (eBook)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn843859278
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$dYDXCP$dIQU$dCDX$dTXM$dOCLCF$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQH326$b.S74 2013
082 04 $a576.839$223
100 1 $aStevenson, David S.
245 10 $aUnder a crimson sun :$bprospects for life in a red dwarf system /$cDavid S. Stevenson.
246 30 $aProspects for life in a red dwarf system
264 1 $aNew York :$bSpringer,$cc2013.
300 $axiv, 324 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aThe discovery of extraterrestrial worlds -- The formation of stars and planets -- Stellar evolution near the bottom of the main sequence -- The living planet -- The carbon dioxide connection -- Stability of habitable atmospheres on red dwarf worlds -- The development and sustenance of life -- Red dwarfs, PAR and the prospects for photosynthesis -- Gliese 581d : the first potentially habitable water-world discovered? -- The evolution on an earth-like world.
520 0 $a"Gliese 581 is a red dwarf star some 20.3 light years from Earth. Red dwarfs are among the most numerous stars in the galaxy, and they sport diverse planetary systems. At magnitude 10, Gliese 581 is visible to amateur observers but does not stand out. So what makes this star so important? It is that professional observers have confirmed that it has at least four planets orbiting it, and in 2009, Planet d was described in the letters of The Astrophysical Journal as "the first confirmed exoplanet that could support Earth-like life." Under a Crimson Sun looks at the nature of red dwarf systems such as Gliese as potential homes for life. Realistically, what are prospects for life on these distant worlds? Could life evolve and survive there? How do these planetary surfaces and geology evolve? How would life on a red dwarf planet differ from life on Earth? And what are the implications for finding further habitable worlds in our galaxy? Stevenson provides readers with insight into the habitability of planets and how this changes as time progresses and the central star evolves. Explore with him in this engaging, fascinating book the possibilities for finding life, from bacteria to more complex and even intelligent organisms, on red dwarf system planets"--$cBack cover.
650 0 $aExobiology.
650 0 $aHabitable planets.
650 0 $aRed dwarf stars.
650 7 $aExobiology.
650 7 $aHabitable planets
650 7 $aRed dwarf stars.
830 0 $aAstronomers' universe.