Contents
List of Contributing Authors
Scientific Organizing Committee and Acknowledgment of Reviewers
Introductory Statement
Preface
Part 1. Earth — Lessons Learned from an Inhabited Terrestrial Planet
Creation of a Habitable Planet-K. J. Zahnle and R. W. Carlson
Life’s Requirements, Habitability, and Biological Potential-T. M. Hoehler, W. Bains, A. Davila, M. N. Parenteau, and A. Pohorille
The Environmental Roots of the Origin of Life-J. A. Baross, R. E. Anderson, and E. E. Stüeken
Life as a Planetary Process-E. E. Stüeken, G. P. Fournier, and A. E. Eyster
Detecting Life on Earth and the Limits of Analogy-S. S. Johnson, H. V. Graham, D. J. Des Marais, and R. M. Hazen
Part 2. Astrobiology in Our Solar System
Planetary Astrobiology: Early Mars-E. S. Amador and B. L. Ehlmann
The Biological Potential of Present-Day Mars-A. Davila, M. A. Kahre, R. Quinn, and D. J. Des Marais
The Astrobiology of Europa and the Jovian System-B. E. Schmidt
Enceladus-M. L. Cable, M. Neveu, H.-W. Hsu, and T. M. Hoehler
The Astrobiology of Titan-J. I. Lunine, M. L. Cable, S. M. Hörst, and M. Rahm
Planetary Protection in Planetary Exploration Missions-J. D. Rummel
Part 3. The Solar Ssystem — Exoplanet Synergy
Solar System Formation in the Context of Extrasolar Planets-S. N. Raymond, A. Izidoro, and A. Morbidelli
Origin of Earth’s Water: Sources and Constraints-K. Meech and S. N. Raymond
Venus as an Analog for Hot Earths-G. N. Arney and S. Kane
Earth as an Exoplanet-T. D. Robinson and C. T. Reinhard
Part 4. Synthesis
The Inner Solar System’s Habitability Through Time-A. D. Del Genio, D. Brain, L. Noack, and L. Schaefer
Characterizing Exoplanet Habitability-R. K. Kopparapu, E. T. Wolf, and V. S. Meadows
Probabilistic Frameworks for Life Detection-S. I. Walker, L. Cronin, A. Drew, S. Domagal-Goldman, T. Fisher, M. Line, and C. Millsaps
Unifying Themes and Future Work in Planetary Astrobiology-V. S. Meadows, G. N. Arney, D. J. Des Marais, and B. E. Schmidt
Index
Color Section