The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World
- ISBN-10
- 0805075127
- ISBN-13
- 9780805075120
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Authors
- Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee
Description
Draws on current findings in astrobiology to chart the story of the second half of the planet Earth's life, predicting that the process of planetary evolution will effectively reverse itself until life discontinues and the world becomes engulfed by an expanding sun. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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