Life on Earth - and Beyond by Pamela S. Turner - ISBN: 9781580891332
Hardcover
For the past thirty years, NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched extreme environments from Antarctica’s Dry Valleys to the Atacama Desert in Chile to the permafrost-covered tundra of Siberia looking for microbial life on earth. By studying Earth environments that mirror those on Mars and …

Life on Earth - and Beyond

An Astrobiologist's Quest

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  • Hardcover

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2014

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Summary

Is there life beyond Earth?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.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781580891332
ISBN-10:1580891330
Author:Pamela S. Turner
Publisher:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Imprint:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:1 January 2014
Weight:610g
Dimensions:13mm x 202mm x 264mm
Audience Age:9-12
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Pamela S. Turner

Is there life beyond Earth? 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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