Neptune

The planet, rings and satellites
2002
ISBN: 978-1-85233-216-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 297 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Space Exploration

Like the movie "Apollo 13" and the book on which it was based, Neptune: The Planets, Rings and Satellites tells the real story of the Voyager Mission to the outer planets from the point of view of the people who were there. It shows clearly the planning, excitement and major advances in our knowledge of Neptune and its system associated with the highly successful Voyager Mission and will remain a definitive description of Neptune for decades to come.

Zielgruppe

Professionals, amateur astronomers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wessen, Randii R.

Miner, Ellis D.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author's Preface.-
List of illustrations and tables.-
1. The Discovery of Neptune.-
2. Neptune's position in the Solar System.-
3. Discovery of the two largest satellites.-
4. Speculation about Neptune's rings.-
5. Other pre-Voyager Neptune observations.-
6. The saga of Voyager 2.-
7. The Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune.-
8. The interior of Neptune.-
9. The atmosphere of Neptune.-
10. The magnetosphere of Neptune.-
11. The rings of Neptune.-
12. The satellites of Neptune.-
13. Post-Voyager observations of Neptune.-
14. Comparative planetology of the four gas giant planets.-
Further reading.-
Index.