Titan
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Titan

Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Titan

Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment

About this book

Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, shares remarkable similarities with Earth. Its thick atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen; it features the most complex organic chemistry known outside of Earth and, uniquely, hosts an analog to Earth's hydrological cycle, with methane forming clouds, rain and seas. Using the latest data from the ongoing Cassini–Huygens missions, laboratory measurements and numerical simulations, this comprehensive reference examines the physical processes that shape Titan's fascinating atmospheric structure and chemistry, weather, climate, circulation and surface geology. The text also surveys leading theories about Titan's origin and evolution, and assesses their implications for understanding the formation of other complex planetary bodies. Written by an international team of specialists, chapters offer detailed, comparative treatments of Titan's known properties and discuss the latest frontiers in the Cassini–Huygens mission, offering students and researchers of planetary science, geology, astronomy and space physics an insightful reference and guide.

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Yes, you can access Titan by Ingo Müller-Wodarg,Caitlin A. Griffith,Emmanuel Lellouch,Thomas E. Cravens in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Introduction
  9. Prologue 1 The genesis of Cassini-Huygens
  10. Prologue 2 Building a space flight instrument: a PI's perspective
  11. 1 The origin and evolution of Titan
  12. 2 Titan's surface geology
  13. 3 Thermal structure of Titan's troposphere and middle atmosphere
  14. 4 The general circulation of Titan's lower and middle atmosphere
  15. 5 The composition of Titan's atmosphere
  16. 6 Storms, clouds, and weather
  17. 7 Chemistry of Titan's atmosphere
  18. 8 Titan's haze
  19. 9 Titan's upper atmosphere: thermal structure, dynamics, and energetics
  20. 10 Titan's upper atmosphere/exosphere, escape processes, and rates
  21. 11 Titan's ionosphere
  22. 12 Titan's magnetospheric and plasma environment
  23. Index