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Rating of extraterrestrial life will help to find habitable planets |
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Thursday, 24 November 2011 15:15 |
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A group of scientists published in the Astrobiology journal the article, which first prompted to enter a special rating of exoplanets, which perhaps the existence
of life. Rating planets expected to be based on assessments of two indices: the index of similarity between the planets to the Earth (Earth Similarity Index-ESI)
and the index of the population of planets (Planetary Habitability Index - PHI). Earth Similarity Index-ESI is calculated on the basis of the similarity parameters
of the planets with the Earth-it take into account by a comparison of the mass, size, density, distance from the star of each particular planet with the
corresponding parameters of the Earth. According to Dirk Schulze-Makuch from the University of Washington, in the presence of extrasolar planets parameters
similar to the parameters of the Earth - is a necessary condition for the existence of life on this planet. Planetary Habitability Index - PHI is calculated on the
presence of extrasolar planets have all the necessary conditions for life: liquid water on the surface, the surface of a suitable temperature, magnetic field,
atmosphere, containing the necessary amount of oxygen, etc. Scientists have calculated that the maximum rating of -1.00 - received the Earth, exoplanet Gliese
581g - 0,89, exoplanet Gliese 581d-0, 74.
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