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Second Edition
By
John Lewis, University of Arizona, Tucson, U.S.A.
Included in series
International Geophysics,
Description
Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical
chemistry of our own solar system. It covers current research in these areas and the planetary sciences that have benefited from both
earth-based and spacecraft-based experimentation.
These experiments form the basis of this encyclopedic reference, which skillfully
fuses synthesis and explanation. Detailed chapters review each of the major planetary bodies as well as asteroids, comets, and other
small orbitals. Astronomers, physicists, and planetary scientists can use this state-of-the-art book for both research and teaching.
This Second Edition features extensive new material, including expanded treatment of new meteorite classes, spacecraft findings from
Mars Pathfinder through Mars Odyssey 2001, recent reflections on brown dwarfs, and descriptions of planned NASA, ESA, and Japanese planetary
missions.
Audience
Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, and students in astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science courses with background
in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Should also appeal to more advanced graduate students and faculty who need a thorough synthesis
of the topic.
Contents
Introduction
Astronomical Perspective
General Description of the Solar System
The Sun and the Solar Nebula
The Major Planets
Pluto and
the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets Comets and Meteors
Meteorites and Asteroids
The Airless Rocky Bodies
The Terrestrial Planets:
Mars, Venus, and Earth
Planets and Life about Other Stars
Future Prospects
Appendix III
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Paperback, 655 pages, publication date: FEB-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-446744-6
ISBN-10: 0-12-446744-X
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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