Alien seas oceans in space Michael Carroll, Rosaly Lopes, editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carroll, Michael, 1955-

Lopes, Rosaly M. C., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planets.

Planets--Water.

Astrophysics.

Astronomy.

astrophysics.

astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Springer ©2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the early days of planetary observation, oceans were thought to exist in all corners of the Solar System. Carbonated seas percolated beneath the clouds of Venus. Features on the Moon's surface were given names such as "the Bay of Rainbows' and the "Ocean of Storms." With the advent of modern telescopes and spacecraft exploration these ancient concepts of planetary seas have been replaced by the reality of something even more exotic. Alien Seas serves up the current research, past beliefs, and new theories to offer a rich array of the "seas" on other worlds. It is organized by location and by the material composing the oceans under discussion, with expert authors penning chapters on their specialty. Each chapter features new original art depicting alien seas, as well as the latest ground-based and spacecraft images. With the contributors as guides, readers can explore the wild seas of Jupiter's watery satellite Europa, believed similar in composition to battery acid. Saturn's planet-sized moon Titan seems to be subject to methane or ethane rainfall that become vast lakes and, perhaps, seasonal oceans. Titan and Mars have seas of sand, large shifting dunes covering huge plains, while Venus may have 'oceans' of frozen lava. The possibilities are excitingly endless and ripe for exploration. Contributors: Kevin Baines Jeffrey Bennett James Cameron Michael Carroll Mona Delitsky David Grinspoon Rosaly Lopes Christopher P. McKay Karl Mitchell Robert Pappalardo Timothy Parker Jani Radebaugh John Spencer

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Foreword by James Cameron

1. Introduction: Oceans on Earth and Elsewhere by Michael Carroll

Chapter 2. Chasing the Lost Oceans of Venus by David Grinspoon

Chapter 3. Oceans on Mars by Timothy Parker

Chapter 4. Seas of Molten Rock by Rosaly Lopes

Chapter 5. Jupiter's Water Worlds: Water Lurks Beneath the Surfaces of Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto by Robert Pappalardo

Chapter 6. Oceans At The Outer Limits: Enceladus, Outer Moons, Pluto by John Spencer

Chapter 7. Sand Seas of the Solar System by Jani Radebaugh

Chapter 8. Exotic Seas: Titan's Methane/Ethane Lakes by Karl Mitchell

Chapter 9. The Seas of Saturn by Kevin Baines and Mona Delitsky

10. The Alien Seas of Earth: Astrobiological Implications by Chris McKay

Chapter 11. Seas of the Milky Way by Jeffrey Bennett

About the Authors

Notes:

Includes index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 26, 2013)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Carroll, Michael. Alien Seas : Oceans in Space

ISBN:

9781461474739

1461474736

1461474728

9781461474722

OCLC:

854257517

Publisher Number:

10.1007/978-1-4614-7

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Restricted for use by site license