Spohn / Breuer / Johnson Encyclopedia of the Solar System

3. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-416034-7
Verlag: Academic Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 1336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm

The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Third Edition-winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers-provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact-with an astounding breadth of content and breathtaking visual impact. The encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of color digital images and illustrations, and over 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.

New additions to the third edition reflect the latest progress and growth in the field, including past and present space missions to the terrestrial planets, the outer solar systems and space telescopes used to detect extrasolar planets.



- Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers
- Presents 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories, bringing to life the content and aiding in the understanding and retention of key concepts.
- Includes a substantial appendix containing data on planetary missions, fundamental data of relevance for planets and satellites, and a glossary, providing immediately accessible mission data for ease of use in conducting further research or for use in presentations and instruction.
- Contains an extensive bibliography, providing a guide for deeper studies into broader aspects of the field and serving as an excellent entry point for graduate students aiming to broaden their study of planetary science.

Zielgruppe

Scientists, teachers, interested laypeople, and students of planetary science, astronomy, astrophysics, planetary geology, meteorology, and atmospheric and magnetospheric sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spohn, Tilman

Breuer, Doris

Johnson, Torrence

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: The Solar System

II: Fundamental Planetary Processes and Properties

III: The Sun

IV: Earthlike Planets

V: Earth and Moon as Planets

VI: Asteroids and Comets

VII: Giant Planets and their Satellites

VIII: Beyond the Planets

IX: Exploring the Solar System

Leseproben

Contributors

Mahesh Anand,     Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, UK

Markus J. Aschwanden,     Lockheed Martin ATC Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Fran Bagenal,     Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

W. Bruce Banerdt,     Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

James F. Bell III,     School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Anil Bhardwaj,     Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Richard P. Binzel,     Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

John C. Brandt,     Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Doris Breuer,     Institute for Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany

Daniel T. Britt,     University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Bonnie J. Buratti,     Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

James D. Burke,     The Planetary Society, Pasadena, CA, USA

Michael H. Carr,     U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA

Lynn M. Carter

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

David C. Catling,     University of Washington, Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences/Astrobiology Program, Seattle, WA, USA

John E. Chambers,     Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, USA

Geoffrey Collins,     Physics and Astronomy Dept., Wheaton College, Norton, Massachuse, USA

Athena Coustenis,     LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Univ. Paris-Diderot – Meudon, France

Ian A. Crawford,     Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK

Wanda L. Davis,     Space Science Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA

Véronique Dehant,     Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

Konrad Dennerl,     Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany

Imke de Pater

Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NL

SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Deborah L. Domingue,     Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA

Luke Dones,     Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, USA

Timothy E. Dowling,     Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

Line Drube,     German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, 12489 Berlin, Germany

Adam M. Dziewonski,     Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Michael Endl,     McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Carolyn M. Ernst,     Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA

Berndt Feuerbacher,     German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany (ret.)

Jonathan J. Fortney,     Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Matthew P. Golombek,     Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

J.T. Gosling,     Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

Richard A.F. Grieve,     Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Robert Grimm,     Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, USA

Matthias Grott,     German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany

Eberhard Grün,     Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany and LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

S.J. Guy Consolmagno,     Specola Vaticana, Vatican City State

Klaus Gwinner,     Planetary Geodesy Department, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany

Alex N. Halliday,     Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Alan W. Harris,     German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, 12489 Berlin, Germany

Matthew M. Hedman,     Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Amanda R. Hendrix,     Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA

Harald Hiesinger,     Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany

Bernhard Hufenbach,     European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Donald M. Hunten,     University of Arizona, AZ, USA

Ralf Jaumann

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Berlin, Germany

Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany

Torrence V. Johnson,     Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

Katherine H. Joy,     School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, UK

Randolph L. Kirk,     U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Margaret Galland Kivelson,     Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA and Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Harald Krüger,     Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, Germany

William S. Kurth,     Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Larry Lebofsky,     Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA

David Leverington,     Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Harold F. Levison,     Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, USA

Michael E. Lipschutz,     Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (Professor Emeritus)

Jack J. Lissauer,     Space Science & Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, USA

Carey M. Lisse,     Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel,...

Über Autor(innen)

Spohn, Tilman
Tilman Spohn is director of the Institute of Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin, Germany and Professor of Planetology at theWestfa¨lische Wilhelms-University Mu¨nster, Germany. He specializes in the Thermodynamics of Planetary Interiors and in physical problems of Astrobiology and has written 140 papers for scientific journals and books. He is a Principal Investigator (PI) for MUPUS on the Rosetta Lander Philae, for BELA on BepiColombo, and the instrument PI for HP3 on the InSight mission. Spohn has served as member and chairperson of ESA scientific working and advisory groups and is presently a member of ESA's HISPAC. He is the chairman of the science committee of the international Space Science Institute and has served as editor for Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Reviews of Geophysics, and the Treatise on Geophysics. He is the recipient of the 2013 EGU Runcorn-Florensky Medal and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Breuer, Doris
Doris Breuer is Head of the Department of Planetary Physics at the Institute of Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin, Germany and an Associate Professor at the Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris, France. She specializes in the interior dynamics, thermo-chemical evolution and interior structure of terrestrial bodies. She has published over 60 articles in refereed journals, has been coinvestigator on ESA's BepiColombo mission and has served on several ESA science definition teams and on the ESA Solar System Working Group.

Johnson, Torrence
Torrence V. Johnson is a specialist on icy satellites in the solar system. He has written over 130 publications for scientific journals. He received a Ph.D. in planetary science from the California Institute of Technology and is now the Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was the Project Scientist for the Galileo mission and is currently an investigator on the Cassini mission. He is the recipient of two NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medals and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and has an honorary doctorate from the University of Padua, where Galileo made his first observations of the solar system.