Unmasking Europa : the search for life on Jupiter's ocean moon /

Jupiter's ice moon Europa is widely regarded as the most likely place to find extraterrestrial life. This book tells the engaging story of Europa, the oceanic moon. It features a large number of stunning images of the ocean moon's surface, clearly displaying the spectacular crack patterns,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greenberg, Richard J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, 2008.
Series:Springer-Praxis books in geophysical sciences.
Subjects:
Physics.
Planetary science.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Exobiology.
Physics
Astronomy
Physique.
Planétologie.
Astronomie.
Astrophysique.
Exobiologie.
physics.
astronomy.
astrophysics.
Astrophysics
Exobiology
Planetary science
Europa (Satellite)
Europa (Satellite) > Aerial exploration.
Jupiter (Planet) > Satellites.
Europe (Satellite)
Europe (Satellite) > Exploration aérienne.
Jupiter (Planète) > Satellites.
Observations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Water World
  • Touring the Surface
  • Doing Science
  • Planetary Stretch
  • A Closer Look at Tidal Effects
  • Global Crack Patterns
  • Building Ridges
  • Mind the Gap
  • Strike-Slip
  • Convergence
  • Return to Astypalaea
  • Cycloids
  • Chaos
  • Thick vs. Thin
  • The Scars of Impact
  • The Bandwagon
  • The Biosphere
  • Explorations to Come.

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