Planetary Sciences
eBook - PDF

Planetary Sciences

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

Planetary Sciences

About this book

An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences, this award-winning textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical, and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. This updated second edition has been revised and improved while maintaining its existing structure and organization. Many data tables and plots have been updated to account for the latest measurements. A new Appendix focuses on recent discoveries since the second edition was first published. These include results from Cassini, Kepler, MESSENGER, MRO, LRO, Dawn at Vesta, Curiosity, and others, as well as many ground-based observatories. With over 300 exercises to help students apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for graduate courses in astronomy, planetary science and earth science, and well suited as a reference for researchers. Color versions of many figures, movie clips supplementing the text, and other resources are available at www.cambridge.org/depater.

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Yes, you can access Planetary Sciences by Imke de Pater,Jack J. Lissauer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze fisiche & Astronomia e astrofisica. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Cover description
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Dynamics
  11. 3 Solar Heating and Energy Transport
  12. 4 Planetary Atmospheres
  13. 5 Planetary Surfaces
  14. 6 Planetary Interiors
  15. 7 Magnetic Fields and Plasmas
  16. 8 Meteorites
  17. 9 Minor Planets
  18. 10 Comets
  19. 11 Planetary Rings
  20. 12 Extrasolar Planets
  21. 13 Planet Formation
  22. Appendix A: List of Symbols Used
  23. Appendix B: Acronyms Used
  24. Appendix C: Units and Constants
  25. Appendix D: Periodic Table of Elements
  26. Appendix E: Observing Techniques
  27. Appendix F: Interplanetary Spacecraft
  28. Appendix G: Recent Developments in Planetary Sciences
  29. References
  30. Index
  31. Color Plate section between pp. xvi and 1