Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 497 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Comparative Studies of the Outer Planets prior to the Exploration of the Saturn System by Cassini-Huygens
Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 497 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Reihe: Space Sciences Series of ISSI
ISBN: 978-1-4020-3362-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
At the time of publication, the study of the outer planets is particularly motivated by the fact that the Saturn system is being investigated by the Cassini-Huygens mission.
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A Comparative Study of the Outer Planets Before the Exploration of Saturn by Cassini/Huygens: Introduction.- Formation and Evolution of the Giant Planets.- Formation of the Outer Planets.- Formation and Composition of Planetesimals.- Formation of the Cores of the Outer Planets.- Structure and Evolution of Giant Planets.- Formation of Giant Planets — An Attempt in Matching Observational Constraints.- Neutral Atmospheres of the Giant Planets and Their Satellites.- Neutral Atmospheres of the Giant Planets: An Overview of Composition Measurements.- Coupled Clouds and Chemistry of the Giant Planets — A Case for Multiprobes.- Comparative Study of the Dynamics of the Outer Planets.- Photochemistry in Outer Solar System Atmospheres.- Formation and Evolution of Titan’s Atmosphere.- Aerosols on the Giant Planets and Titan.- The Changing Face of Titan’s Haze: Is It All Dynamics?.- Io’s Atmosphere and Surface-Atmosphere Interactions.- Aurorae and Magnetospheres.- Solar System Magnetospheres.- The Current Systems of the Jovian Magnetosphere and Ionosphere and Predictions for Saturn.- Giant Planet Ionospheres and Thermospheres: The Importance of Ion-Neutral Coupling.- Energetic Particles in the Magnetosphere of Saturn and a Comparison with Jupiter.- Radio Wave Emission from the Outer Planets before Cassini.- Satellites and Rings.- Geology of the Icy Satellites.- Triton, Pluto, Centaurs, and Trans-Neptunian Bodies.- Irregular Satellites in the Context of Planet Formation.- Dynamics and Composition of Rings.- Exo-Astrobiological Aspects of Europa and Titan: From Observations to Speculations.