LEADER 04037nam 22006495 450 001 9910254636103321 005 20200703204000.0 010 $a3-319-20636-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-20636-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000476971 035 $a(EBL)4178335 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001585339 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16264731 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001585339 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14864234 035 $a(PQKB)10073205 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-20636-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4178335 035 $a(PPN)190534087 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000476971 100 $a20150919d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMoons of the Solar System$b[electronic resource] $eFrom Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl /$fby James A. Hall III 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-319-20635-4 327 $aTable 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. 330 $aThis book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever.  Why do Mercury and Venus have no moons at all? Earth's  Moon, of course, is covered in the book with highly detailed maps. Then we move outward to the moons of Mars, then on to many of the more notable asteroid moons, and finally to a list of less-notable ones. All the major moons of the gas giant planets are covered in great detail, while the lesser-known satellites of these worlds are also touched on.  Readers will learn of the remarkable trans-Neptunian Objects ? Pluto, Eris, Sedna, Quaoar ?including many of those that have been given scant attention in the literature. More than just objects to read about, the planets' satellites provide us with important information about the history of the solar system. Projects to help us learn more about the moons are included throughout the book. Most amateur astronomers can name some of the more prominent moons in the solar system, but few are intimately familiar with the full variety that exists in our backyard: 146 and counting. As our understanding of the many bodies in our solar system broadens, this is an invaluable tour of our expanding knowledge of the moons both near and far. 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aPlanetology 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22006 606 $aPlanetology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G18010 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aAstrophysics. 615 0$aPlanetology. 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. 615 24$aPlanetology. 676 $a523.98 700 $aHall III$b James A$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01058355 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254636103321 996 $aMoons of the Solar System$92499530 997 $aUNINA