Ecosphere

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4416. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Stellar Models And Concepts

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The shell-shaped region around a star within which the surface temperature of a suitable planetary body is conducive to the existence of life. Both the diameter and the thickness of the ecosphere depend on the type of star, in particular on its surface temperature. In the solar system the ecosphere extends from just outside the orbit of Venus to just within the orbit of Mars, making Earth the onl...

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