How Life on Earth is Affected by Earth's Unique Placement and Orientation in Our Solar System

Download or read book How Life on Earth is Affected by Earth's Unique Placement and Orientation in Our Solar System written by Eric M. Monier and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating anthology explores how life on Earth has formed and been influenced by where Earth is in relation to the Sun and the other planets. Written by renowned scientists and published in esteemed journals, each article explores a variety of topics on the subject. How threatened are we by asteroids? Will our life source, the Sun, eventually kill us? Is there a possibility for life on other planets? The editor introduces these questions and many others that are both timely and timeless.