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Habitability Models for Astrobiology
Abel Méndez, Edgard E. Rivera-Valentín, Dirk Schulze-Makuch +31
Habitability has been generally defined as the capability of an environment to support life. Ecologists have been using Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) for more than four decades…
Habitability Models for Planetary Sciences
Abel Méndez, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín, Dirk Schulze-Makuch +32
Habitability has been generally defined as the capability of an environment to support life. Ecologists have been using Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) for more than four decades…
The Equilibrium Temperature of Planets in Elliptical Orbits
Abel Méndez, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín
There exists a positive correlation between orbital eccentricity and the average stellar flux that planets receive from their parent star. Often, though, it is assumed that the ave…