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Life in exotic water worlds?

Life in exotic water worlds?. Exotic water worlds H ow life-friendly is an ocean deeper than on Earth?. Lena Noack, Dennis Höning , Helmut Lammer and Jan H. Bredehöft 1 May 2014 EGU Press Conference „ Fingerprints of life: from the early Earth to outer space “. Ocean Planets.

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Life in exotic water worlds?

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  1. Life in exotic water worlds? Exotic water worlds How life-friendly is an ocean deeper than on Earth? Lena Noack, Dennis Höning, Helmut Lammer and Jan H. Bredehöft 1 May 2014 EGU Press Conference „Fingerprints of life: from the early Earth to outer space“

  2. Ocean Planets Water is needed for life (habitable zone) BUT: Is more water even better for life? NO!

  3. Water or Ice? • Entirely liquid ocean layer • Sandwich-layer: ice surrounded by water • Water layer above ice layer

  4. Cooking recipe for life • Life also needs: • Energy source (solar, thermal or chemical energy) • Minerals, building blocks of life • A place of reaction • The ocean floor is ideal for origin of life! √ ? X

  5. Which Ocean Layer will be Liquid? Surface Temperature Ocean Thickness Planet Size hot cold shallow deep large small

  6. More information PICO-Presentation Noack et al. Fr., 13:30-15:00 PICO spot 1, EGU2014-14725

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