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Genre/Form: | Encyclopedia encyclopedias Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lucy-Ann Adams McFadden; Paul Robert Weissman; T V Johnson |
ISBN: | 9780120885893 0120885891 |
OCLC Number: | 76797928 |
Description: | xx, 966 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm |
Contents: | Contributors -- About the editors -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- ch. 1. The solar system and its place in the galaxy / Paul R. Weissman -- ch. 2. The origin of the solar system / Alex N. Halliday and John E. Chambers -- ch. 3. A history of solar system studies / David Leverington -- ch. 4. The Sun / Markus J. Aschwanden -- ch. 5. The solar wind / John T. Gosling -- ch. 6. Mercury / Robert G. Strom -- ch. 7. Venus : atmosphere / Donald M. Hunten -- ch. 8. Venus : surface and interior / Suzanne E. Smrekar and Ellen R. Stofan -- ch. 9. Earth as a planet : atmosphere and oceans / Timothy E. Dowling and Adam P. Showman -- ch. 10. Earth as a planet : surface and interior / David C. Pieri and Adam M. Dziewonwski -- ch. 11. The Sun-Earth connection / Janet G. Luhmann and Stanley c. Solomon -- ch. 12. The Moon / Stuart Ross Taylor -- ch. 13. Meteorites / Michael E. Lipschutz and Ludolf Schultz -- ch. 14. Near-Earth objects / Lucy A. McFadden and Richard P. Binzel -- ch. 15. Mars atmosphere : history and surface interactions / David C. Catling and Conway Leovy. ch. 16. Mars : surface and interior / Michael H. Carr -- ch. 17. Mars : landing site geology, mineralogy and geochemistry / Matthew P. Golombek and Harry Y. McSween, Jr. -- ch. 18. Main-belt asteroids / Daniele T. Britt, Gary Colsolmagno, and Larry Lebofsky -- ch. 19. Planetary satellites / Bonnie J. Buratti and Peter C. Thomas -- ch. 20. Atmospheres of the giant planets / Robert A. West -- ch. 21. Interiors of the giant planets / Mark S. Marley and Jonathan J. Fortney -- ch. 22. Io : the volcanic moon / Rosaly M.C. Lopes -- ch. 23. Europa / Louise M. Prockter and Robert T. Pappalardo -- ch. 24. Ganymede and Callisto / Geoffrey Collins and Torrence V. Johnson -- ch. 25. Titan / Athena Consenis -- ch. 26. Triton / William B. McKinnon and Randolph L. Kirk -- ch. 27. Planetary rings / Carolyn C. Porco and Douglas P. Hamilton -- ch. 28. Planetary magnetospheres / Margaret Galland Kivelson and Fran Bagenal -- ch. 29. Pluto / S. Alan Stern -- ch. 30. Physics and chemistry of comets / John C. Brandt -- ch. 31. Comet populations and cometary dynamics / Harold F. Levison and Luke Dones -- ch. 32. Kuiper Belt : dynamics / Alessandro Morbidelli and Harold F. Levison -- ch. 33. Kuiper Belt objects : physical studies / Stephen C. Tegler -- ch. 34. Solar system dust / Eberhard Grün. ch. 35. X-rays in the solar system / Anil Bhardwaj and Carey M. Lisse -- ch. 36. The solar system at ultraviolet wavelengths / Amanda R. Hendrix, Robert M. Nelson, and Deborah L. Domingue -- ch. 37. Infrared views of the solar system from space / Mark V. Sykes -- ch. 38. The solar system at radio wavelengths / Imke de Pater and William S. Kurth -- ch. 39. New generation ground-based optical/infrared telescopes / Alan T. Tokunaga and Robert Jedicke -- ch. 40. Planetary radar / Steven J. Ostro -- ch. 41. Remote chemical sensing using nuclear spectroscopy / Thomas H. Prettyman -- ch. 42. Solar system dynamics : regular and chaotic motion / Jack J. Lissauer and Carl D. Murray -- ch. 43. Planetary impacts / Richard A.F. Grieve, Mark J. Cintala and Roald Tagle -- ch. 44. Planetary volcanism / Lionel Wilson -- ch. 45. Astrobiology / Christopher P. McKay and Wanda L. Davis -- ch. 46. Planetary exploration missions / James D. Burke -- ch. 47. Extrasolar planets / Michael Endl and William D. Cochran -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index. |
Responsibility: | editors, Lucy-Ann McFadden, Paul R. Weissman, Torrence V. Johnson. |
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"Encyclopedia of the Solar System, as a title, is almost on a par with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and, come to the think of it, the content is almost as mind-blowing."-Satellite Evolution Group, September 2007"The editors have brought together an awesome amount of information authored by a Who's Who of planetary science."-Sky and Telescope, July 2007"The book is a delight to hold and view, printed in glorious colour on quality paper. This is one of those books you just have to own. ...The editors of this work have made a commitment to keep it current... It is a tome I would recommend to any with a love of information on our neighborhood -- the Solar System."--David O'Driscoll, AAQ Nesletter"Everything you want to know about the solar system is here. Let your fingers be the spacecraft as you thumb through this book visiting all the planets, moons and other small objects in the solar system. This is the perfect reference book, lavishly illustrated and well-written. The editors and authors have done a magnificent job."-From the Foreword by WESLEY T. HUNTRESS, JR., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington"The Encyclopedia offers remarkably clear descriptions of the diverse objects that comprise the solar system. The authors succeed brilliantly at combining the latest results from spacecraft missions and Earth-based observations with thoughtful interpretations of the processes that have shaped solar system evolution."-MARIA T. ZUBER, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"I expect members of the planetary science community will use this book to brush up on subjects outside their own specialty. This book reminds me how rapidly planetary science is evolving. This second edition comes at the right time."-ANDREW P. INGERSOLL, Professor of Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology"The editors and authors are scientists whose knowledge I trust. The addition of color in this new edition not only makes the book more attractive but also adds appropriate clarity in suitable places. The level of mathematics and detail in the entries makes them suitable for graduate students and researchers and for advanced undergraduate courses."-JAY M. PASACHOFF, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, Williams College"The second edition of this valuable encyclopedia comes with wonderfully updated and spectacular spacecraft images, from Mars to Callisto and beyond. It's a great primer for students as well as a reference for professionals."-WILLIAM K. HARTMANN, Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute Read more...
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