Habitability is a binary property

Charles Cockell; Adam Stevens; Rebecca Prescott

doi:10.1038/s41550-019-0916-7

Habitability is a binary property

Charles Cockell, Adam Stevens, Rebecca Prescott

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Researchers are debating whether habitability is a binary concept or not. We propose that the habitability of environments is a continuum defined by a series of binary questions.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Astronomy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0916-7
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 2019

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Defining Aqueous Habitable Conditions in the Universe
Cockell, C. (Principal Investigator)
STFC
1/04/18 → 31/03/21
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