Habitable zone

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Goldilocks zone
gptkbp:appliesTo main-sequence stars
gptkbp:centralTo search for extraterrestrial life
gptkbp:coinedBy Stephen H. Dole
gptkbp:dependsOn stellar luminosity
planetary atmosphere
gptkbp:describes region around a star
gptkbp:doesNotGuarantee habitability
gptkbp:example Earth is in the Sun's habitable zone
gptkbp:hasInnerEdge distance where water would evaporate
gptkbp:hasOuterEdge distance where water would freeze
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Habitable zone
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:greenhouse_effect
orbital eccentricity
planetary albedo
planetary mass
stellar type
gptkbp:notableModel Kasting et al. (1993)
gptkbp:permits liquid water on planetary surface
gptkbp:relatedTo astrobiology
circumstellar habitable zone
continuously habitable zone
galactic habitable zone
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:SETI_Institute
gptkbp:usedIn exoplanet research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth_Analog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8