Planet Mars [[electronic resource] ] : story of another world / / François Forget, François Costard and Philippe Lognonné

• Autore: Forget François
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer; Chichester, UK, : In Association with Praxis Pub., c2008; [Washington, D.C.] : , : National Archives and Records Administration, , [1979]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Disciplina: 523.43
• Soggetto topico: Astronomy
• Soggetto geografico: Mars (Planet); Mars (Planet) Exploration
• Altri autori: CostardFrançois LognonnéPhilippe
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Welcome to Mars; Introduction; Martian landscapes; Chronology of Mars; Before Mars and the other planets; Very rapid protoplanetary growth; Formation of the core, crust and mantle; The evolution of Mars, the Earth, Venus and Mercury; What Martian meteorites tell us; The origin of atmospheres and water; Meteoritic bombardment; The enigma of the 'north-south dissymmetry'; The primordial dynamo and magnetic field; The moons of Mars: captured asteroids?; Rivers on Mars!; The source of Mars' rivers; The mystery of the lakes; Traces of water; A history of many chapters; In search of a lost ocean ; The mystery of Mars' past climateThe theory of life on Mars; Hunting for fossils; A unique witness, 4 billion years old; The end of an oasis: Mars loses its atmosphere; Life on Mars today; A sub-surface motor: convection in the mantle; Giant volcanoes on Mars; Olympus Mons: the solar system's biggest volcano; Lava flows and lava plains; Ridges and cracks on the surface; Valles Marineris: the valley of wonders; A permanently frozen subsurface; The mystery of the chaotic terrains; Outflow channels; A drive around the mouth of Ares Vallis; A second Siberia; Seasons and temperatures ; The atmosphere of MarsMartian winds; Martian meteorology; Dunes, ergs and erosion: footprints of the winds; The dust cycle: ever-orange skies; The dust cycle: planet of storms; The dust cycle: whirlwinds of dust; The dust cycle: global storms; The water cycle: vapour, frost and ice - water on Mars; The water cycle: clouds and fogs; The CO2 cycle: seasonal polar caps; The CO2 cycle: an atmosphere which solidifies; The CO2 cycle: the vagaries of carbon dioxide ice; The CO2 cycle: the residual southern polar cap; Climate change: when Mars rocks on its axis ; Climate change: ancient glaciers on MarsClimate change: surface ice at high latitudes; Climate change: intermittent water flows; Climate change: polar sediments, evidence of past climates; Telescopic voyages; First visitors: the Mariner probes; Soviet setbacks; Viking; A difficult exploration; New American initiatives; Spirit and Opportunity: wheels on Mars; Europe joins in: Mars Express; The future of European Mars exploration; Imagination serves exploration; The Grail: returning samples; Astronauts on Mars
• Sommario/riassunto: Give an insight of Mars by adopting an outline based on history rather than on subtopic (atmosphere, surface, interior). This work looks at its evolution, and incorporates the results from the space missions of Mars Express, Spirit and Opportunity. It also examines its formation from the ashes of dead stars, more than 4 5 billion years ago.
• Titolo autorizzato: Planet Mars
• ISBN: 1-281-86105-7; 9786611861056; 0-387-48927-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910698282603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.