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An Astrobiological Experiment to Explore the Habitability of Tidally Locked M-Dwarf Planets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2014

Daniel Angerhausen ,
Haley Sapers ,
Eugenio Simoncini ,
Stefanie Lutz ,
Marcelo da Rosa Alexandre  and
Douglas Galante
Daniel Angerhausen
Affiliation:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NYUSA12180 email: [email protected]
Haley Sapers
Affiliation:
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Eugenio Simoncini
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiologa, INTA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Stefanie Lutz
Affiliation:
School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, UK
Marcelo da Rosa Alexandre
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil
Douglas Galante
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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Abstract

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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.

Keywords

Astrobiologyhabitable zoneextremophilesM-Dwarf planetstidally locked
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S293: Formation, Detection, and Characterization of Extrasolar Habitable Planets , August 2012 , pp. 192 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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