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"Volcanism and tectonism are the dominant endogenic means by which planetary surfaces change. This book aims to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the inner solar system - a region that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The diversity and breadth of landforms produced by volcanic and tectonic processes is enormous, and varies across the inner solar system bodies. As a result, the selection of prevailing landforms and their underlying formational processes that are described and highlighted in this volume are but a primer to the expansive field of planetary volcanism and tectonism. This Special Publication features 22 research articles about volcanic and tectonic processes manifest across the inner solar system."--

Planetary volcanism. --- Planets --- Planets --- Inner planets. --- Inner planets. --- Planetary volcanism. --- Planets --- Planets --- Erde. --- Planetensystem. --- Endogene Dynamik. --- Geology. --- Crust. --- Crust. --- Geology.

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The search for life in the Universe, once the domain of science fiction, is now a robust research program with a well-defined roadmap, from studying the extremes of life on Earth to exploring the possible niches for life in the Solar System and discovering thousands of planets far beyond it. In addition to constituting a major scientific endeavor, astrobiology is one of the most popular topics in astronomy, and is of growing interest to a broad community of thinkers from across the academic spectrum. In this volume, distinguished philosophers, theologians, anthropologists, historians and scientists discuss the big questions about how the discovery of extraterrestrial life, whether intelligent or microbial, would impact society. Their remarkable and often surprising findings challenge our foundational concepts of what the discovery of alien life may hold for humankind. Written in easily accessible language, this thought-provoking collection engages a wide audience of readers from all backgrounds.

Life on other planets. --- Exobiology.

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Life on other planets --- Mars (Planet)

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Polarimetry --- Stars --- Planets --- Polarimétrie. --- Étoiles. --- Planètes.

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In this book an international group of specialists discusses studies of exoplanets subjected to extreme stellar radiation and plasma conditions. It is shown that such studies will help us to understand how terrestrial planets and their atmospheres, including the early Venus, Earth and Mars, evolved during the host star’s active early phase. The book presents an analysis of findings from Hubble Space Telescope observations of transiting exoplanets, as well as applications of advanced numerical models for characterizing the upper atmosphere structure and stellar environments of exoplanets. The authors also address detections of atoms and molecules in the atmosphere of “hot Jupiters” by NASA’s Spitzer telescope. The observational and theoretical investigations and discoveries presented are both timely and important in the context of the next generation of space telescopes. The book is divided into four main parts, grouping chapters on exoplanet host star radiation and plasma environments, exoplanet upper atmosphere and environment observations, exoplanet and stellar magnetospheres, and exoplanet observation and characterization. The book closes with an outlook on the future of this research field.

Physics. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Planetology. --- Astrobiology. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Astrophysics. --- Physique --- Planétologie --- Astrophysique --- Astronomy. --- Extrasolar planets. --- Outer space. --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astrophysics --- Exo-planets --- Exoplanets --- Extra-solar planets --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Planets --- Stars with planets --- Astrobiology --- Biology --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Origin --- Space sciences. --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Atmospheric sciences --- Earth sciences --- Atmosphere --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science