Life on Earth - and Beyond
Autor Pamela S. Turneren Limba Engleză Hardback – feb 2008
NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments on his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life.
Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, his expeditions, and the amazing microbes that survive against all odds.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781580891332
ISBN-10: 1580891330
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 261 x 199 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Ediția:New
Editura: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
ISBN-10: 1580891330
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 261 x 199 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Ediția:New
Editura: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Descriere
Is there life beyond Earth? NASA astrobiologist Dr. Christopher McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments in his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, his expeditions, and the amazing microbes that survive against all odds.
Notă biografică
Pamela S. Turner is the author of HACHIKO: THE TRUE STORY OF A LOYAL DOG (Houghton Mifflin), and GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING ENDANGERED GREAT APES (Houghton Mifflin), an ALA Notable book. She lives in Oakland, California.