Encyclopedia of the solar system / edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer and Torrence Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spohn, Tilman, 1950- editor.

Breuer, Doris, 1965- editor.

Johnson, T. V. (Torrence V.), editor.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar System.

Solar system.

Solar system--Encyclopedias.

Medical Subjects:

Solar System.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This book is filled with the knowledge about our solar system that resulted from all this exploration, whether by spacecraft or by telescopes both in space and earth-bound. All of this new knowledge is based on discoveries made in the interim by scientist-explorers who have followed their inborn human imperative to explore and to understand. Many old mysteries, misunderstandings, and fears that existed 50 years ago about what lay beyond the Earth have been eliminated. We now know the major features of the landscape in our cosmic backyard and can look forward to the adventure, excitement, and new knowledge that will result from more in-depth exploration by today's spacecraft, such as those actually exploring the surface of these faraway places, including the Huygens Titan lander and the Mars Exploration rovers, doing things that were unimaginable before the Space Age began. The Encyclopedia of the Solar System is filled with images, illustrations, and charts to aid in understanding. Every object in the solar system is covered by at least one chapter. Other chapters are devoted to the relationships among the objects in the solar system and with the galaxy beyond. The processes that operate on solar system objects, in their atmospheres, on their surfaces, in their interiors, and interactions with space itself are all described in detail. There are chapters on how we explore and learn about the solar system and about the investigations used to make new discoveries. And there are chapters on the history of solar system exploration and the missions that have carried out this enterprise. All written by an international set of world-class scientists using rigorous yet easy-to-understand prose"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

About the Editors

Contributors

Part I The Solar System

1 The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy

2 The Origin of the Solar System

3 Solar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion

Part II Fundamental Planetary Processes and Properties

4 Planetary Impacts

5 Planetary Volcanism

6 Magnetic Field Generation in Planets

7 Planetary Magnetospheres

8 Rotation of Planets

9 Evolution of Planetary Interiors

10 Astrobiology

Part III The Sun

11 The Sun

12 The Solar Wind

Part IV Earthlike Planets

13 Mercury

14 Venus: Atmosphere

15 Venus: Surface and Interior

16 Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interactions

17 Mars: Surface and Interior

18 Interior Structure and Evolution of Mars

19 Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry

Part V Earth and Moon as Planets

20 Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans

21 Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior

22 Space Weather

23 The Moon

24 Interior of the Moon

25 Lunar Exploration

Part VI Asteroids, Dust and Comets

26 Main-Belt Asteroids

27 Near-Earth Objects

28 Meteorites

29 Dust in the Solar System

30 Physics and Chemistry of Comets

31 Comet Populations and Cometary Dynamics

Part VII Giant Planets and their Satellites

32 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets

33 Interiors of the Giant Planets

34 Planetary Satellites

35 Io: The Volcanic Moon

36 Europa

37 Ganymede and Callisto

38 Titan

39 Enceladus

40 Triton

41 Planetary Rings

Part VIII Beyond the Planets

42 Pluto

43 Kuiper Belt: Dynamics

44 Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies

45 Extrasolar Planets

Part IX Exploring the Solar System

46 Strategies of Modern Solar System Exploration

47 A History of Solar System Studies

48 X-rays in the Solar System

49 The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths

50 Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space

51 New Generation Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Telescopes

52 The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths

53 Planetary Radar

54 Remote Sensing of Chemical Elements Using Nuclear Spectroscopy

55 Probing the Interiors of Planets with Geophysical Tools

56 Planetary Exploration Missions

57 Exploration and Analysis of Planetary Shape and Topography Using Stereophotogrammetry

Appendix - Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Encyclopedia of the solar system.

ISBN:

9780124160347

0124160344

9780124158450

0124158455

OCLC:

881183532

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