Abstract
Key questions of astrobiology can be addressed by several space missions from the ESA Science Horizons 2000 Programme, such as: - How do solar and stellar systems form ? (with ISO, FIRST, SMART-1, Rosetta, Colombo, Gaia) - Geological evolution of terrestrial planets (with Living planet, Mars-express, SMART-1, Bepi-Colombo to Mercury) - Interstellar Complex organic chemistry (with ISO, ISS/EXPOSE, FIRST, Rosetta) - Co-evolution of Earth-Moon, impacts life frustration (with SMART-1, Bepi-Colombo) - How to detect other solar systems and habitable zones (with space photometry, COROT, Eddington, Gaia, IRSI-Darwin) - Early Earth and alternative environments (Huygens/Cassini and Mars-express) - Signature of biosphere, global biomarkers and photosynthesis evolution (living Planet missions, Darwin) - Water and exobiology on Mars (with orbiter instruments and Beagle-2 lander on Mars Express) - Study of biomarkers and delivery of organics (with Mars-express and future missions) We shall review the Exo-Astrobiology potential from these ESA missions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 121-126 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP |
| Issue number | 496 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st European Workshop EXO-/ASTRO-BIOLOGY - Frascati, Italy Duration: 21 May 2001 → 23 May 2001 |
Keywords
- Astrobiology
- Astrochemistry
- Astronomy
- Comets
- Exobiology
- Meteorit es
- Origin of life
- Planets
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