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CBC Showcase: Earth Day — Exploring the Natural World
NASA astrobiologist Dr. Christopher McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments in his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life.
Is there life on other planets and in distant solar systems? Dr. Chris McKay of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has dedicated his life to finding out. But he can't travel to Mars, Europa, or plates beyond our universe, so how does he conduct his research? He travels to remote locations on Earth, such as the Antarctica's dry valleys, Chile's Atacama Desert, and Siberia in Northern Russia, to see how species cling to life in extreme conditions. What he has found will amaze readers and probably inspire a new generation of astrobiologists.
Ages 9-12
ISBN: 978--58089-133-2
Price: $19.95
Charlesbridge
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