Analog environments

• Michael C. LoPresto ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     City of Ann Arbor, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 62, Nº. 7, 2024, págs. 614-615
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A common first step when discussing the search for life beyond Earth is identifying the best places to look in our solar system. This usually includes Mars and several Jovian moons. A useful way to frame this discussion is around environments on Earth that are similar to environments on other solar system planets or moons. Such environments are often inhabited by extremophile lifeforms and are known simply as “analog environments