04037nam 22006495 450 991025463610332120200703204000.03-319-20636-210.1007/978-3-319-20636-3(CKB)3710000000476971(EBL)4178335(SSID)ssj0001585339(PQKBManifestationID)16264731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001585339(PQKBWorkID)14864234(PQKB)10073205(DE-He213)978-3-319-20636-3(MiAaPQ)EBC4178335(PPN)190534087(EXLCZ)99371000000047697120150919d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMoons of the Solar System[electronic resource] From Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl /by James A. Hall III1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (318 p.)Astronomers' Universe,1614-659XIncludes index.3-319-20635-4 Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes on the Text -- Part I:  Moons -- 1: The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus -- 2: Earth and Luna -- 3: Mars -- 4: Asteroids -- 5: Jupiter.- 6: Saturn -- 7: Uranus -- 8: Neptune -- 9: Distant Minor Planets -- Part II: Projects -- 10: Logging -- 11: The speed of light -- 12: Telescopic Moon Targets -- 13: Life On Moon Worlds -- 14: Citizen Science -- Glossary -- Appendices.This book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever.  Why do Mercury and Venus have no moons at all? Earth's  Moon, of course, is covered in the book with highly detailed maps. Then we move outward to the moons of Mars, then on to many of the more notable asteroid moons, and finally to a list of less-notable ones. All the major moons of the gas giant planets are covered in great detail, while the lesser-known satellites of these worlds are also touched on.  Readers will learn of the remarkable trans-Neptunian Objects – Pluto, Eris, Sedna, Quaoar –including many of those that have been given scant attention in the literature. More than just objects to read about, the planets' satellites provide us with important information about the history of the solar system. Projects to help us learn more about the moons are included throughout the book. Most amateur astronomers can name some of the more prominent moons in the solar system, but few are intimately familiar with the full variety that exists in our backyard: 146 and counting. As our understanding of the many bodies in our solar system broadens, this is an invaluable tour of our expanding knowledge of the moons both near and far.Astronomers' Universe,1614-659XAstronomyAstrophysicsPlanetologyPopular Science in Astronomyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22006Planetologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G18010Astronomy.Astrophysics.Planetology.Popular Science in Astronomy.Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.Planetology.523.98Hall III James Aauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058355MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254636103321Moons of the Solar System2499530UNINA