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Characterizing Habitable Exo-Moons
L. Kaltenegger
We discuss the possibility of screening the atmosphere of exomoons for habitability. We concentrate on Earth-like satellites of extrasolar giant planets (EGP) which orbit in the Ha…
Exoplanet Characterization and the Search for Life
J. Kasting, W. Traub, A. Roberge +119
Over 300 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) have been detected orbiting nearby stars. We now hope to conduct a census of all planets around nearby stars and to characterize their atmo…
The far future of exoplanet direct characterization
Jean Schneider, Alain Leger, Malcolm Fridlund +17
In this outlook we describe what could be the next steps of the direct characterization of habitable exoplanets after first the medium and large mission projects and investigate th…
Deciphering Spectral Fingerprints of Habitable Extrasolar Planets
L. Kaltenegger, F. Selsis, M. Fridlund +2
In this paper we discuss how we can read a planets spectrum to assess its habitability and search for the signatures of a biosphere. After a decade rich in giant exoplanet detectio…
Detecting planetary geochemical cycles on exoplanets: Atmospheric signatures and the case of SO2
L. Kaltenegger, D. Sasselov
We study the spectrum of a planetary atmosphere to derive detectable features in low resolution of different global geochemical cycles on exoplanets - using the sulphur cycle as ou…
Stellar Aspects of Habitability: Characterizing Target Stars for Terrestrial Planet Search Missions
L. Kaltenegger, C. Eiroa, I. Ribas +7
In this paper we present and discuss the criteria for selecting potential target stars suitable for the search for Earth like planets, with a special emphasis on the stellar aspect…