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Creating Habitable Zones, at all Scales, from Planets to Mud Micro-Habitats, on Earth and on Mars

Jaumann, Ralf; Zahnle, Kevin; Westall, Frances +5 more

The factors that create a habitable planet are considered at all scales, from planetary inventories to micro-habitats in soft sediments and intangibles such as habitat linkage. The possibility of habitability first comes about during accretion, as a product of the processes of impact and volatile inventory history. To create habitability water is …

Conversations on the Habitability of Worlds: The Importance of Volatiles

Bertaux, J. -L.; Carr, M.; Gaidos, E. +1 more

Our scientific forefathers discuss the interrelationships between water, climate, the atmosphere, and life on Earth and other terrestrial planets at a workshop in Nichtchâtel, Switzerland.