Moons of the Solar System From Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl /

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 a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall III, James A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Planetary science.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Planetary Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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