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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lucy-Ann McFadden; Paul Weissman; Torrence Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9780080474984 0080474985 |
| OCLC Number: | 437178412 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (987 pages) |
| Contents: | Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy; 2 The Origin of the Solar System; 3 A History of Solar System Studies; 4 The Sun; 5 The Solar Wind; 6 Mercury; 7 Venus: Atmosphere; 8 Venus: Surface and Interior; 9 Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans; 10 Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior; 11 The Sun-Earth Connection; 12 The Moon; 13 Meteorites; 14 Near-Earth Objects; 15 Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interactions. 16 Mars: Surface and Interior17 Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry; 18 Main-Belt Asteroids; 19 Planetary Satellites; 20 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets; 21 Interiors of the Giant Planets; 22 Io: The Volcanic Moon; 23 Europa; 24 Ganymede and Callisto; 25 Titan; 26 Triton; 27 Planetary Rings; 28 Planetary Magnetospheres; 29 Pluto; 30 Physics and Chemistry of Comets; 31 Comet Populations and Cometary Dynamics; 32 Kuip. |
Abstract:
The only authoritative, up-to-date review of new space observations, explorations, and discussions about our solar system.
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