Buch, Englisch, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 189 mm, Gewicht: 610 g
Understanding the Process Affecting Rocky, Airless Surfaces
Buch, Englisch, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 189 mm, Gewicht: 610 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-809279-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Airless Bodies of the Inner Solar System: Understanding the Process Affecting Rocky, Airless Surfaces focuses on the airless, rocky bodies in the inner solar system as a host unto themselves, with a unique set of processes that require a specific set of investigative techniques. The book allows readers to understand both the basic and advanced concepts necessary to understand and employ that information. Topics covered past exploration of these surfaces, changes with time, space weathering, impact cratering, creation and evolution of regolith and soils, comparison of sample and remote sensing data, dust characterization, surface composition and thoughts for future exploration.
Together these authors represent the unique combination of skills and experience required to produce an excellent book on the subject of the surfaces of airless, rocky bodies in the solar system, which will be useful both for graduate students and for working scientists.
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1. Introduction2. Common Characteristics of Airless Bodies3. Rethinking the Moon, Mercury, and Asteroids (including Mars Moons, Phobos and Deimos)4. Data and Techniques5. Comparing Sample and Remote Sensing Data - Understanding Surface Composition6. What is Space Weathering?7. Impact Events Micro and Macro - The Creation of Regolith and Soils8. The Nature and Movement of Dust9. Unusual Issues10. Future Exploration11. Conclusion
