Encyclopedia of the Solar System

PrefaceForewordThe Solar System and Its Place in the GalaxyPaul R. WeissmanJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAThe Origin of the Solar System Alex N. Halliday University of Oxford, UKJohn E. ChambersNASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, California, USAA History of Solar System StudiesDavid LeveringtonBAE Systems, UK (Retired)The Sun Markus J. AschwandenLockheed-Martin ATC, Palo Alto, California, USAThe Solar Wind John T. GoslingUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, USAMercury Robert G. StromUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, USAVenus: Atmosphere Donald M. HuntenUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, USAVenus: Surface and Interior Suzanne E. SmrekarJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAEllen R. StofanProxemy Research, Bowie, Maryland, USAEarth as a Planet: Atmosphere and OceansTimothy E. DowlingUniversity of Louisville, Kentucky, USAAdam ShowmanUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, USAEarth as a Planet: Surface and InteriorDavid C. Pieri Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAAdam M. DziewonskiHarvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA The Sun-Earth Connection Janet G. LuhmannUniversity of California, Berkeley, USAStanley C. SolomonBoston University, Massacheusetts, USAThe Moon Stuart Ross TaylorAustralian National University, Canberra, AustraliaMeteorites Michael E. LipschutzPurdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USALudolf SchultzMax-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Mainz, GermanyNear-Earth Objects Lucy A. McFadden University of Maryland, College Park, USARichard P. BinzelMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interaction David C. Catling and Conway LeovyUniversity of Washington, Seattle, USAMars: Surface and Interior Michael H. CarrU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USAMars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry Matthew P. GolombekJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAHarry McSween, Jr.University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USAMain-Belt Asteroids Daniel T. BrittUniversity of Central Florida, Orlando, USALarry LebofskyUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, USAPlanetary Satellites Bonnie J. BurattiJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAPeter C. ThomasCornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAAtmospheres of the Giant PlanetsRobert A. WestJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAInteriors of the Giant Planets Mark S. Marley NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USAJonathan J. FortneyUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, USAIo: The Volcanic Moon Rosaly M. C. LopesJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAEuropaLouise M. ProckterApplied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USARobert T. PappalardoJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAGanymede and Callisto Geoffrey Collins Wheaton College, Massachusetts, USA Torrence V. JohnsonJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USATitanAthena CoustenisObservatoire de Paris-Meudon, FranceTritonWilliam B. McKinnonWashington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USARandy L. KirkU.S Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Planetary Rings Carolyn C. PorcoSpace Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USADouglas P. HamiltonUniversity of Maryland, College Park, USAPlanetary Magnetospheres Margaret Galland Kivelson University of California, Los Angeles, USAFran BagenalUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, USAPluto and Charon Alan SternSouthwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USAPhysics and Chemistry of CometsJohn BrandtUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USACometary Dynamics Harold F. LevisonSouthwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USAKuiper Belt: Dynamics Alessandro MorbidelliCNRS, Nice, FranceHarold F. LevisonSouthwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USAKuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies Stephen C. TeglerNorthern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USASolar System Dust Eberhard GrünMax Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, GermanyX-Rays in the Solar System Anil BhardwajVikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, IndiaCarey M. LisseApplied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USAThe Solar System at Ultraviolet WavelengthsAmanda R. Hendrix and Robert M. NelsonJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USADeborah L. DomingueApplied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USAInfrared Views of the Solar System from SpaceMark V. SykesPlanetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USAThe Solar System at Radio WavelengthsImke de PaterUniversity of California, Berkeley, California, USAWilliam S. KurthUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, USANew Generation Optical/Infrared TelescopesAlan T. Tokunaga and Robert JedickeUniversity of Hawaii, Honolulu, USAPlanetary Radar Steven J. OstroJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USARemote Chemical Analysis Thomas H. PrettymanLos Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USASolar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion Jack J. LissauerNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USACarl D. MurrayUniversity of London, UKPlanetary Impacts Richard A. F. GrieveHumboldt-Universitet zu Berlin, GermanyMark J. Cintala and Roald TagleNASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USAPlanetary Volcanism Lionel WilsonUniversity of Lancaster, UKPlanets and the Origin of LifeChristopher P. McKay and Wanda L. DavisNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USAPlanetary Exploration Missions James D. BurkeThe Planetary Society, Pasadena, California, USAExtra-Solar Planets Michael Endl and William D. CochranUniversity of Texas, Austin, USAAppendicesGlossaryIndex