Solar System Update

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-642-06537-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 608 g

Reihe: Springer Praxis Books

This book, the first in a series of forthcoming volumes, consists of topical and timely reviews of a number of carefully selected topics in solar systemn science. Contributions, in form of up-to-date reviews, are mainly aimed at professional astronomers and planetary scientists wishing to inform themselves about progress in fields closely related to their own field of expertise.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mason, John

Blondel, Philippe

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Weltraumforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Solar Atmosphere and Space Weather.- Mercury.- The Atmosphere of Venus: Current Knowledge and Future Investigations.- Moon’s Origin And Evolution: Alternatives and Implications.- Evidence for Climate Change on Mars.- The Habitability of Mars: Past and Present.- Jupiter-sized Planets in the Solar System and Elsewhere.- The Icy Moons of Jupiter.- Cassini at Saturn: The First Results.- The Ice Giant Systems of Uranus and Neptune.- The Solar System Beyond The Planets.- The Nature of Comets.