Encyclopedia of the Solar SystemLucy-Ann McFadden, Torrence Johnson, Paul Weissman Elsevier, 18/12/2006 - 992 من الصفحات Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now dominate the news. How can you take it all in? Start with the new Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Second Edition. This self-contained reference follows the trail blazed by the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—and has jumped light years ahead in terms of new information and visual impact. Offering more than 50% new material, the Encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of new color digital images and illustrations, and more than 1,000 pages. It stands alone as the definitive work in this field, and will serve as a modern messenger of scientific discovery and provide a look into the future of our solar system. · Forty-seven chapters from 75+ eminent authors review fundamental topics as well as new models, theories, and discussions · Each entry is detailed and scientifically rigorous, yet accessible to undergraduate students and amateur astronomers · More than 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories amplify the chapters · Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage, including a discussion on the new International Astronomical Union (IAU) vote on the definition of a planet · Information is easily accessible with numerous cross-references and a full glossary and index |
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Chapter 27 Planetary Rings | 503 |
Chapter 28 Planetary Magnetospheres | 519 |
Chapter 29 Pluto | 541 |
Chapter 30 Physics and Chemistry of Comets | 557 |
Chapter 31 Comet Populations and Cometary Dynamics | 575 |
Dynamics | 589 |
Physical Studies | 605 |
Chapter 34 Solar System Dust | 621 |
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Chapter 11 The SunEarth Connection | 213 |
Chapter 12 The Moon | 227 |
Chapter 13 Meteorites | 251 |
Chapter 14 NearEarth Objects | 283 |
History and Surface Interactions | 301 |
Surface and Interior | 315 |
Landing Site Geology Mineralogy and Geochemistry | 331 |
Chapter 18 MainBelt Asteroids | 349 |
Chapter 19 Planetary Satellites | 365 |
Chapter 20 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets | 383 |
Chapter 21 Interiors of the Giant Planets | 403 |
The Volcanic Moon | 419 |
Chapter 23 Europa | 431 |
Chapter 24 Ganymede and Callisto | 449 |
Chapter 25 Titan | 467 |
Chapter 26 Triton | 483 |
Chapter 35 XRays in the Solar System | 637 |
Chapter 36 The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths | 659 |
Chapter 37 Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space | 681 |
Chapter 38 The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths | 695 |
Chapter 39 New Generation GroundBased Optical Infrared Telescopes | 719 |
Chapter 40 Planetary Radar | 735 |
Chapter 41 Remote Chemical Sensing Using Nuclear Spectroscopy | 765 |
Regular and Chaotic Motion | 787 |
Chapter 43 Planetary Impacts | 813 |
Chapter 44 Planetary Volcanism | 829 |
Chapter 45 Astrobiology | 849 |
Chapter 46 Planetary Exploration Missions | 869 |
Chapter 47 Extrasolar Planets | 887 |
Appendix | 903 |
Glossary | 919 |
Index | 939 |
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الصفحة 56 - The squares of the periods of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun ; that is, ti2 : k2 ,• ,• ai3 ,• (h3This is the so-called harmonic law.
الصفحة 170 - International (SI): the duration of 9 192 631 770 cycles of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state of cesium 133.
الصفحة 3 - The straight line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas in space in equal intervals of time.
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الصفحة ix - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 D.
الصفحة 228 - Earth nor in the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun), but is closer to, but inclined at 5.09°, to the latter.
الصفحة 194 - PERMIAN - 225 million years ago TRIASSIC - 200 million years ago JURASSIC - 135 million years ago CRETACEOUS - 65 million years ago...
الصفحة 402 - Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Atmospheres.
الصفحة 106 - Laboratoire d'Astronomie (France), and the University of Birmingham (UK). SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.
الصفحة 2 - The object of this chapter is to provide the reader with an...