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Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print: Encyclopedia of the Solar System |
Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tilman Spohn; Doris Breuer; Torrence V Johnson |
OCLC Number: | 941517294 |
Awards: | Winner of 2015 PROSE Awards - Winner, Cosmology and Astronomy: Association of American Publishers, Encyclopedia of the Solar System 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy 2015 |
Description: | 1 online resource (online resource (xxi, 1311 s.)) : illustrations |
Contents: | Part I: The Solar System -- Ch. 1 The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy / Paul R. Weissman -- Ch. 2 The Origin of the Solar System / John E. Chambers, Alex N. Halliday -- Ch. 3 Solar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion / Jack J. Lissauer, Carl D. Murray -- Part II: Fundamental Planetary Processes and Properties -- Ch. 4 Planetary Impacts / Richard A.F. Grieve, Gordon R. Osinski, Livio L. Tornabene -- Ch. 5 Planetary Volcanism / Lionel Wilson -- Ch. 6 Magnetic Field Generation in Planets / Sabine Stanley -- Ch. 7 Planetary Magnetospheres / Margaret Galland Kivelson, Fran Bagenal -- Ch. 8 Rotation of Planets / Véronique Dehant, Tim Van Hoolst -- Ch. 9 Evolution of Planetary Interiors / Nicola Tosi, Doris Breuer, Tilman Spohn -- Ch. 10 Astrobiology / Christopher P. McKay, Wanda L. Davis -- Part III: The Sun -- Ch. 11 The Sun / Markus J. Aschwanden -- Ch. 12 The Solar Wind / J.T. Gosling -- Part IV: Earthlike Planets -- Ch. 13 Mercury / Scott L. Murchie, Ronald J. Vervack Jr., Carolyn M. Ernst, Robert G. Strom -- Ch. 14 Venus: Atmosphere / Fredric W. Taylor, Donald M. Hunten -- Ch. 15 Venus: Surface and Interior / Suzanne E. Smrekar, Ellen R. Stofan, Nils Mueller -- Ch. 16 Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interactions / David C. Catling -- Ch. 17 Mars: Surface and Interior / Michael H. Carr, James F. Bell III -- Ch. 18 Interior Structure and Evolution of Mars / Tim Van Hoolst, Attilio Rivoldini -- Ch. 19 Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry / Matthew P. Golombek, Harry Y. McSween. Part V: Earth and Moon as Planets -- Ch. 20 Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans / Adam P. Showman, Timothy E. Dowling -- Ch. 21 Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior / David C. Pieri, Adam M. Dziewonski -- Ch. 22 Space Weather / J.G. Luhmann, S.C. Solomon -- Ch. 23 The Moon, Pages 493-538, Harald Hiesinger, Ralf Jaumann -- Ch. 24 Interior of the Moon / Renee C. Weber -- Ch. 25 Lunar Exploration / Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy, Mahesh Anand -- Part VI: Asteroids, Dust and Comets -- Ch. 26 Main-Belt Asteroids / Daniel T. Britt, Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Larry Lebofsky -- Ch. 27 Near-Earth Objects / Alan W. Harris, Line Drube, Lucy A. McFadden, Richard P. Binzel -- Ch. 28 Meteorites / Michael E. Lipschutz, Ludolf Schultz -- Ch. 29 Dust in the Solar System / Harald Krüger, Eberhard Grün -- Ch. 30 Physics and Chemistry of Comets / John C. Brandt -- Ch. 31 Comet Populations and Cometary Dynamics / Harold F. Levison, Luke Dones -- Part VII: Giant Planets and their Satellites -- Ch. 32 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets / Robert A. West -- Ch. 33 Interiors of the Giant Planets / Mark S. Marley, Jonathan J. Fortney -- Ch. 34 Planetary Satellites / Bonnie J. Buratti, Peter C. Thomas -- Ch. 35 Io: The Volcanic Moon / Rosaly M.C. Lopes -- Ch. 36 Europa / Louise M. Prockter, Robert T. Pappalardo -- Ch. 37 Ganymede and Callisto / Geoffrey Collins, Torrence V. Johnson -- Ch. 38 Titan / Athena Coustenis -- Ch. 39 Enceladus / Francis Nimmo, Carolyn Porco -- Ch. 40 Triton / William B. McKinnon, Randolph L. Kirk -- Ch. 41 Planetary Rings / Matthew S. Tiscareno, Matthew M. Hedman. Part VIII: Beyond the Planets -- Ch. 42 Pluto / S. Alan Stern -- Ch. 43 Kuiper Belt: Dynamics / Alessandro Morbidelli, Harold F. Levison -- Ch. 44 Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies / Stephen C. Tegler -- Ch. 45 Extrasolar Planets / Michael Endl -- Part IX: Exploring the Solar System -- Ch. 46 Strategies of Modern Solar System Exploration / Berndt Feuerbacher, Bernhard Hufenbach -- Ch. 47 A History of Solar System Studies / David Leverington -- Ch. 48 X-rays in the Solar System / Anil Bhardwaj, Carey M. Lisse, Konrad Dennerl -- Ch. 49 The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths / Amanda R. Hendrix, Robert M. Nelson, Deborah L. Domingue -- Ch. 50 Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space / Mark V. Sykes -- Ch. 51 New Generation Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Telescopes / Alan T. Tokunaga -- Ch. 52 The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths / Imke de Pater, William S. Kurth -- Ch. 53 Planetary Radar / Catherine D. Neish, Lynn M. Carter -- Ch. 54 Remote Sensing of Chemical Elements Using Nuclear Spectroscopy / Thomas H. Prettyman -- Ch. 55 Probing the Interiors of Planets with Geophysical Tools / W. Bruce Banerdt, Véronique Dehant, Robert Grimm, Matthias Grott, Philippe Lognonné, Suzanne E. Smrekar -- Ch. 56 Planetary Exploration Missions / James D. Burke -- Ch. 57 Exploration and Analysis of Planetary Shape and Topography Using Stereophotogrammetry / Jürgen Oberst, Klaus Gwinner, Frank Preusker. |
Responsibility: | edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer, Torrence V. Johnson. |
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"Huge efforts have been made to explain observations and theories clearly and succinctly and to bring the reader up to date. I recommend the book without reservation." --The Observatory "This exciting summation of more than 50 years of continuing space exploration will appeal to scientists and enthusiasts alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended." --Choice "Everything you want to know about the solar system is here. ...This is the perfect reference book, lavishly illustrated and well-written." --From the Foreword by Wesley T. Huntress, JR., Carnegie Institute of Washington "The authors succeed brilliantly at combining the latest results from spacecraft missions and Earth-based observations with thoughtful interpretations of the processes." --Maria T. Zuber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Read more...