Astrobiology 2W Annotated Bibliography

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Carlene Shaw

Mrs. Peaslee

Freshman Science: Annotated Bibliography

5 April 2010

Works Cited

"About Saturn and Its Moons." Cassini Equinox Mission. Ed. Kirk Munsell. Jet Propulsion

Laboratory: California Institute of Technology. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.

This is the official website of the Cassini Equinox Mission. This satillite mission went to

Saturn. The website has the background information for all the aspects of Saturn, plus the

updates of what has been found.

Bortman, Henry. "Life Without Water?"Astrobio.net. Astrobiology Magazine, 18 Mar.

2010. Web. 05 Apr. 2010.

This source includes a lot of information, from the standard definition of a

habitable world to why Titan, despite fitting almost none of those standards, may

still be included in places to search for life. It gives many details, and uses studies

and diagrams to help explain what it is saying

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"Cassini to Continue."Astrobiology Magazine. Ed. Helen Matsos. FirstGov, 18 Apr. 2008. Web.

5 Apr. 2010.

Overall, Astrobiology Magazine gives updates of recent exterestrial life and some places

where they might be. This specific article tells the point of the mission. On the other

hand, it was written before the mission, unlike the site above.

"Cataclysmic Impact Created North-south Divide on Mars Science Guardian.co.uk." Latest

News, Comment and Reviews from the Guardian Guardian.co.uk. 26 June 2008. Web.

06 Apr. 2010. .

This website gives great information about how life on Mars ended is because of a huge

asteroid that struck the northern part of the planet. The collision created the largest crater

known throughout the solar system; the size of Europe, Asia and Australia combined.

"Europa on Earth."Astrobiology Magazine. Ed. Helen Matsos. FirstGov, 25 Mar. 2010. Web. 6

Apr. 2010.

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This site explains the similarites and differences between Earth and Juptiers Moon

Europa. It contains sulfur-rich materials. A trip to the Arctic on Earth helped solve these

mysteries.

Frank, Adam. "Cosmic Abodes of Life."Discover Magazine May 2009: 46-51. Print.

This magazine article has a lot of detailed information, and talks not only about

specific places that may harbor or be able to harbor life, but it also talks about

what makes a place habitable.

Hamilton, Calvin J. "Titan." Views of the Solar System. 1997. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.

This site cleary explains why Titan is a probable place for alien life to be. It talks about

its atmosphere, interior, and environment.

Matsos, Helen. "A Plethora of Plumes."Astrobiology Magazine. FirstGov, 24 Feb. 2010. Web. 5

Apr. 2010.

Similar to the site above, it explains why Enceladus is a probable place for alien life to

be. It includes many images found from the Cassini Mission.

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Moskowitz, Clara. "Hot Debate over Icy Moon."Astrobio.net. Astrobiology Magazine, 8

Sept. 2009. Web. 06 Apr. 2010.

This source covers many different pieces of important information, such as why

people think that life could harbor on Enceladus, as well as the opposing

viewpoints. It also mentions several experiments and other details about

Enceladus.

NASA, JPL, and Space Science Institute. "Cassini Flies Through Watery Plumes of

Enceladus.NASA Astrobiology. National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, 13 Mar. 2008. Web. 05 Apr. 2010.

This article is about how geysers on Enceladus suggest that there may be water

underneath the surface, so it could be potentially habitable. NASA is a trustworthy

source, and this article is very specific in its details and information.

"Once Upon a Water Planet." NASA Science. NASA. Web. 06 Apr. 2010. .

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This website informs about ancient water beds that could have once supported life.

Surprisingly, the dried out gully beds look very recent, as if not long ago Mars had

water.

Schirber, Micheal. "Hiding from Jupiter's Radiation."Astrobiology Magazine. FirstGov, 19 Jan.

2009. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

This article clearly explains why Jupiter is not a probable place for extraterrestrial life,

mainly because of radiation. Scientists are thinking that astrobiologically-pertinent molecules

can reside on Jupiter though.

"The Lure of Hematite." NASA Science. NASA, 28 Mar. 2001. Web. 06 Apr. 2010.

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This website informs the reader that scientists have found huge deposits of hematite, a

rust found in hot springs. These deposits have been found near the equator of Mars, and

suggest that life could have once been supported by these springs.

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