Europa - the ocean moon : search for an alien biosphere

 Europa, The Ocean Moon will provide a historical perspective, and tell the story of the Galileo spacecraft probe project and the mission results as viewed from the inside. The text will provide a detailed description of the physical processes, including the massive tidal forces that operate on Europa. The book will also include a comprehensive tour of Europa extensively using Galileo's scanned images. The text then turns to a detailed review and evaluation of interpretive work to date, providing a philosophical discussion of the scientific process of interpretation of results and the pitfalls that go with that. This discussion will be integrated into a 'big picture' of what Europa is like, with an examination of the astrobiological constraints in this possible biosphere, and implications for planning future research, exploration, and planetary biological protection. TOC:1. History: Copernicus and Galileo 2. Resonance and Tides 3. Detailed tour of the surface 4. Epistemological issues 5. Further theoretical aspects 6. Detailed interpretation of images 7. Summary of the big picture 8. A habitable setting 9. Implications for further exploration

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783540224501 ; 3540224505
• Dimensions: 25 cm
• Extent: XV, 380 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Ill., graph. Darst. ; Literaturverz. S. 355 - 373

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Astronomie, Kartographie
• Keyword: Galileo ; Europa

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Chichester, UK
• (who): Springer, Praxis Publ.
• (when): 2005
• Creator: Greenberg, Richard

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/972792325/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:34 PM CEST