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Questions Concerning Extraterrestrial Environments and Life
- What defines life?
- What constitutes evidence for life (not necessarily intelligent life)?
- Extant life
- Fossilized or ancient life
- How can life be recognized?
- What types of measurements are needed?
- What constitutes definitive evidence for life?
- Where should exploration for extraterrestrial life be focused and why?
- On the planet Mars?
- On Europa, one of Jupiter's moons?
Links to Internet Resources:
- Definitions of life
- General issues of microbial life
- http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/
- http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/extreme/astrobiology/index.html
- Life in extreme environments
- Evidence for life on Mars
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/...stml
- http://www.ibiblio.org/astrobiology/index.php?page=exobio02
- The search for extraterrestrial life
- The Drake Equation and the search for intelligent life
(SETI Institute)
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