Deciphering Spectral Fingerprints of Habitable Extrasolar Planets

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2009-06-12

arxiv.org/abs/0906.2263v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

17 pages, 10 figures, Astrobiology, 10, 1, 2010

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In this paper we discuss how we can read a planets spectrum to assess its habitability and search for the signatures of a biosphere. After a decade rich in giant exoplanet detections, observation techniques have now reached the ability to find planets of less than 10 MEarth (so called Super-Earths) that may potentially be habitable. How can we characterize those planets and assess if they are habitable? The new field of extrasolar planet search has shown an extraordinary ability to combine research by astrophysics, chemistry, biology and geophysics into a new and exciting interdisciplinary approach to understand our place in the universe. The results of a first generation mission will most likely result in an amazing scope of diverse planets that will set planet formation, evolution as well as our planet in an overall context.

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