The Imprecise Search for Habitability
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
2016-04-19 v1
Authors:
Kevin Heng
Abstract
Hunting for Alien Habitats Without Defining Life?
Cite
@article{arxiv.1604.05078,
title = {The Imprecise Search for Habitability},
author = {Kevin Heng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.05078},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Published in American Scientist, May/June 2016 Issue, Volume 104, Pages 146 to 149
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