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Title:
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Water in the universe
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Authors:
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Arnold Hanslmeier, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London : Springer, 2010
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-90-481-9983-9
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Format:
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xiv, 299 p. / ill. / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB790
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Subjects:
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Astrophysics
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Biology
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Cosmochemistry
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Cosmology
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Planets--Water
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Space environment
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Space research
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Description:
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Due to its specific chemical and physical properties, water is essential for life on Earth. And it is assumed that this would be the case for extraterrestrial life as well. Therefore it is important to investigate where water can be found in the Universe. Although there are places that are completely dry, places where the last rainfall happened probably several 100 million years ago, surprisingly this substance is quite omnipresent. In the outer solar system the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered by a thick layer of ice that could be hiding a liquid ocean below.This of course brings up the question of whether the recently detected extrasolar planets could have some water on their surfaces and how we can detect this. Water molecules are also found in interstellar gas and dust clouds.This book begins with an introductory chapter reviewing the physical and chemical properties of water.
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Format :
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In print
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