Planets: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

Rothery, David A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199573506 ISBN 13: 9780199573509

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

A fascinating portrait of the unique world of each planet as well as an illuminating discussion of moons, asteroids, and Trans-Neptunian objects

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr David Rothery became interested in astronomy as a schoolboy, and took a degree in geology at Cambridge University. He went on to a career in geological remote sensing at the Open University, where is now a senior lecturer chairing planetary science courses and doing research in volanology and planetary science. He has been involved in various lunar and martian missions, and is now lead scientist for an X-ray spectrometer to be flown to Mercury on the BepiColombo spacecraft, and has chaired the European Space Agency's Mercury surface and composition working group since 2007.

David A. Rothery is Senior Lecturer in the Open University Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences. He has been involved in various lunar and martian missions, and is now the lead scientist for an X-ray spectrometer to be flown to Mercury. He has chaired the European Space Agency's Mercury surface and composition working group since 2007.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0199573506
• ISBN 13: 9780199573509
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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