An astrobiological experiment to explore the habitability of tidally locked M-dwarf planets

Daniel Angerhausen, Haley Sapers, Eugenio Simoncini, Stefanie Lutz, Marcelo Da Rosa Alexandre, Douglas Galante

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Abstract

We present a summary of a three-year academic research proposal drafted during the Sao Paulo Advanced School of Astrobiology (SPASA) to prepare for upcoming observations of tidally locked planets orbiting M-dwarf stars. The primary experimental goal of the suggested research is to expose extremophiles from analogue environments to a modified space simulation chamber reproducing the environmental parameters of a tidally locked planet in the habitable zone of a late-type star. Here we focus on a description of the astronomical analysis used to define the parameters for this climate simulation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFormation, Detection, and Characterization of Extrasolar Habitable Planets
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages192-196
Number of pages5
EditionS293
ISBN (Print)9781107033825
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS293
Volume8
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • Astrobiology
  • extremophiles
  • habitable zone
  • M-Dwarf planets
  • tidally locked

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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