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Alien Oceans
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space | Kevin Hand
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Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn lurk vast oceans that may have been in existence for as long as Earth, and together may contain more than fifty times its total volume of liquid water. Could there be organisms living in their depths? Alien Oceans reveals the science behind the thrilling quest to find out. Kevin Peter Hand is one of today's leading NASA scientists, and his pioneering research has taken him on expeditions around the world. In this captivating account of scientific discovery, he brings together insights from planetary science, biology, and the adventures of scientists like himself to explain how we know that oceans exist within moons of the outer solar system, like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus. He shows how the exploration of Earth's oceans is informing our understanding of the potential habitability of these icy moons, and draws lessons from what we have learned about the origins of life on our own planet to consider how life could arise on these distant worlds. Alien Oceans describes what lies ahead in our search for life in our solar system and beyond, setting the stage for the transformative discoveries that may await us.
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The-Quant-Guy
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I enjoyed this book. If you are interested in Astrobiology, this book explains that there might be life under the oceans of Enceladus!

Worth a reading

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The-Quant-Guy
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I recommend this book to anybody interested in Astro-biology

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RamsFan1963
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Fascinating look at the explorations of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, especially Titan, Europa and Enceladus. The author lays out what would be needed for life on these moons, and while some of the science was over my head, all the chemical equations made my head buzz, it made for interesting reading. 4 💥💥💥💥

4th Book for #SuperSeptember readathon @Andrew65

rwmg Did you see the recent news about possible life on Venus due to some chemicals having been detected in the atmosphere? 4y
Andrew65 You‘re doing great 👏👏👏 4y
RamsFan1963 @rwmg I hadn't heard about that. Thanks for the heads up. 4y
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We were stuck on the bottom. Batteries were running low. Our air was running out.

Technically its cheating with three lines, but they work better together.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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RamsFan1963
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📖 Alien Oceans, The Hardest Job in The World: The American Presidency, Terminal Alliance, The Collected What If?
🎧 Guns, Germs and Steel
📚 Sadly none. I'm on book 9 of 10 for my #bookbuyingdiet , so I'll be able to get new books soon 😁

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain