NAI
2001 Annual Science Report
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)
Reporting | JUL 2000 – JUN 2001
Executive Summary
Executive Summary — JPL2
Astronomical Detection of Biosignatures From Extrasolar Planets (dm)
Motivated by the recent discoveries of a multitude of extrasolar planets, NASA has initiated a series of studies for space-based observatories that will be able to search for life on these worlds. To optimize the designs of these NASA missions, and to ultimately interpret the data that they return, we need to be able to recognize habitable worlds and to discriminate between planets with and without life.
The principal goal of this research is to learn how to recognize the presence of life on extrasolar planets by identifying the signatures of life in their spectra. To achieve this goal, we are developing a suite of innovative modeling tools to simulate the environments and spectra of extrasolar planets. The modeling tools will constitute a Virtual Planetary Laboratory, which will be used to explore the ... Continue reading.
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Victoria Meadows
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
7/2001 - 6/2006 CAN 2 -
Team Website:
http://vpl.astro.washington.edu/ -
Members:
18 (See All) - Visit Team Page
Project Reports
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Astronomical Detection of Biosignatures From Extrasolar Planets
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.0 6.0 12.0 13.0 14.0
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2001 annual report.
2001 Teams
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Arizona State University
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Harvard University
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pennsylvania State University
Scripps Research Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)