viii, 193 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBNs
0387341749, 9780387341743
OCLC
ocm70573962
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-187) and index.
Originally published in French as: À la recherche de l'eau dans l'univers. Paris : Éditions Belin, c2004.
Introduction why water? -- A very simple molecule -- The quest for cosmic water -- The ice line and the birth of the planets -- Comets and water -- Water in the solar system -- At the ice line: the asteroids -- Water and the terrestrial planets -- The search for other earths