Titan from Cassini-Huygens

This book reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's largest moon Titan featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses Titan's origin and evolution, internal structure, surface geology, the atmosphere and ionosphere as well as magnetosph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Brown, Robert (Editor ), Lebreton, Jean Pierre (Editor ), Waite, Hunter (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Planetary science.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Planetary Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview
  • Earth-Based Perspective and Pre-Cassini-Huygens Knowledge of Titan
  • The Origin and Evolution of Titan
  • Titan's Interior Structure
  • Geology and Surface Processes on Titan
  • Composition of Titan's Surface
  • Volatile Origin and Cycles: Nitrogen and Methane
  • High-Altitude Production of Titan's Aerosols
  • Titan's Astrobiology
  • Atmospheric Structure and Composition
  • Composition and Structure of the Ionosphere and Thermosphere
  • Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology
  • Seasonal Change on Titan
  • Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere
  • Energy Deposition Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere and Its Induced Magnetosphere
  • Titan in the Cassini-Huygens Extended Mission
  • Titan Beyond Cassini-Huygens
  • Mapping Products of Titan's Surface.

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