Encyclopedia of the solar system / / edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer and Torrence Johnson |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1335 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.203 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78402-870-3
0-12-416034-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458470003321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Encyclopedia of the solar system / / edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer and Torrence Johnson |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1335 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.203 |
ISBN |
1-78402-870-3
0-12-416034-4 9780124158450 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791030303321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Encyclopedia of the solar system / / edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer and Torrence Johnson |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1335 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.203 |
ISBN |
1-78402-870-3
0-12-416034-4 9780124158450 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814816803321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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