Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right - Softcover

Rothery, David A.

 
9780198542902: Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198542909 ISBN 13: 9780198542902
Verlag: Clarendon Press, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

The author here casts a geological eye over the major satellites of the outer planets (from Jupiter to Neptune), and shows that each one is a distinctive member of a family of worlds. He draws attention to the similarities and differences between them, and discusses in particular how tectonic and volcanic processes have shaped their rigid outer layers, driven by heat from within. The text is illustrated with close-up images from the Voyager space probes and explanatory line drawings. Written at an introductory level, the book should be of use to those who wish to know more about our solar system. It explains to astronomers what interests planetary geologists about these bodies, and opens a window for geologists by showing them a host of geological processes occurring on other worlds.

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Verlag
Clarendon Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1992
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198542909
ISBN 13 
9780198542902
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
221
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