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Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
Alien Oceans The Search for Life in the Depths of Space Author:Kevin Hand Kevin Peter Hand is one of today's leading NASA scientists, and his pioneering research has taken him on expeditions around the world. In this captivating account of scientific discovery, he brings together insights from planetary science, biology, and the adventures of scientists like himself to explain how we know that oceans exist within ... more »moons of the outer solar system, like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus.
He shows how the exploration of Earth's oceans is informing our understanding of the potential habitability of these icy moons, and draws lessons from what we have learned about the origins of life on our own planet to consider how life could arise on these distant worlds.« less