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Encyclopedia of the Solar System
- 2nd Edition - December 18, 2006
- Editors: Lucy-Ann McFadden, Torrence Johnson, Paul Weissman
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 4 9 8 - 4
Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLong before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now dominate the news. How can you take it all in? Start with the new Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Second Edition.This self-contained reference follows the trail blazed by the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—and has jumped light years ahead in terms of new information and visual impact. Offering more than 50% new material, the Encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of new color digital images and illustrations, and more than 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.
· Forty-seven chapters from 75+ eminent authors review fundamental topics as well as new models, theories, and discussions
· Each entry is detailed and scientifically rigorous, yet accessible to undergraduate students and amateur astronomers
· More than 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories amplify the chapters
· Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage, including a discussion on the new International Astronomical Union (IAU) vote on the definition of a planet
· Information is easily accessible with numerous cross-references and a full glossary and index
· Each entry is detailed and scientifically rigorous, yet accessible to undergraduate students and amateur astronomers
· More than 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories amplify the chapters
· Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage, including a discussion on the new International Astronomical Union (IAU) vote on the definition of a planet
· Information is easily accessible with numerous cross-references and a full glossary and index
Scientists, teachers, interested laypeople, and students of planetary science, astronomy, astrophysics, planetary geology, meteorology, and atmospheric and magnetospheric sciences.
Preface
Foreword
The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy
Paul R. Weissman
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
The Origin of the Solar System
Alex N. Halliday
University of Oxford, UK
John E. Chambers
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, California, USA
A History of Solar System Studies
David Leverington
BAE Systems, UK (Retired)
The Sun
Markus J. Aschwanden
Lockheed-Martin ATC, Palo Alto, California, USA
The Solar Wind
John T. Gosling
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Mercury
Robert G. Strom
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Venus: Atmosphere
Donald M. Hunten
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Venus: Surface and Interior
Suzanne E. Smrekar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Ellen R. Stofan
Proxemy Research, Bowie, Maryland, USA
Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans
Timothy E. Dowling
University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Adam Showman
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior
David C. Pieri
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Adam M. Dziewonski
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
The Sun-Earth Connection
Janet G. Luhmann
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Stanley C. Solomon
Boston University, Massacheusetts, USA
The Moon
Stuart Ross Taylor
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Meteorites
Michael E. Lipschutz
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Ludolf Schultz
Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Mainz, Germany
Near-Earth Objects
Lucy A. McFadden
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Richard P. Binzel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interaction
David C. Catling and Conway Leovy
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Mars: Surface and Interior
Michael H. Carr
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA
Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Matthew P. Golombek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Harry McSween, Jr.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Main-Belt Asteroids
Daniel T. Britt
University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
Larry Lebofsky
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Planetary Satellites
Bonnie J. Buratti
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Peter C. Thomas
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
Robert A. West
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Interiors of the Giant Planets
Mark S. Marley
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Jonathan J. Fortney
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Io: The Volcanic Moon
Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Europa
Louise M. Prockter
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Robert T. Pappalardo
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Ganymede and Callisto
Geoffrey Collins
Wheaton College, Massachusetts, USA
Torrence V. Johnson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Titan
Athena Coustenis
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France
Triton
William B. McKinnon
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Randy L. Kirk
U.S Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Planetary Rings
Carolyn C. Porco
Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Douglas P. Hamilton
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Planetary Magnetospheres
Margaret Galland Kivelson
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Fran Bagenal
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Pluto and Charon
Alan Stern
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Physics and Chemistry of Comets
John Brandt
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Cometary Dynamics
Harold F. Levison
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Kuiper Belt: Dynamics
Alessandro Morbidelli
CNRS, Nice, France
Harold F. Levison
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies
Stephen C. Tegler
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA
Solar System Dust
Eberhard Grün
Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
X-Rays in the Solar System
Anil Bhardwaj
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, India
Carey M. Lisse
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Amanda R. Hendrix and Robert M. Nelson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Deborah L. Domingue
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space
Mark V. Sykes
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA
The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths
Imke de Pater
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
William S. Kurth
University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
New Generation Optical/Infrared Telescopes
Alan T. Tokunaga and Robert Jedicke
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Planetary Radar
Steven J. Ostro
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Remote Chemical Analysis
Thomas H. Prettyman
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
Solar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion
Jack J. Lissauer
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Carl D. Murray
University of London, UK
Planetary Impacts
Richard A. F. Grieve
Humboldt-Universitet zu Berlin, Germany
Mark J. Cintala and Roald Tagle
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Planetary Volcanism
Lionel Wilson
University of Lancaster, UK
Planets and the Origin of Life
Christopher P. McKay and Wanda L. Davis
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Planetary Exploration Missions
James D. Burke
The Planetary Society, Pasadena, California, USA
Extra-Solar Planets
Michael Endl and William D. Cochran
University of Texas, Austin, USA
Appendices
Glossary
Index
Foreword
The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy
Paul R. Weissman
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
The Origin of the Solar System
Alex N. Halliday
University of Oxford, UK
John E. Chambers
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, California, USA
A History of Solar System Studies
David Leverington
BAE Systems, UK (Retired)
The Sun
Markus J. Aschwanden
Lockheed-Martin ATC, Palo Alto, California, USA
The Solar Wind
John T. Gosling
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Mercury
Robert G. Strom
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Venus: Atmosphere
Donald M. Hunten
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Venus: Surface and Interior
Suzanne E. Smrekar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Ellen R. Stofan
Proxemy Research, Bowie, Maryland, USA
Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans
Timothy E. Dowling
University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Adam Showman
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior
David C. Pieri
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Adam M. Dziewonski
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
The Sun-Earth Connection
Janet G. Luhmann
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Stanley C. Solomon
Boston University, Massacheusetts, USA
The Moon
Stuart Ross Taylor
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Meteorites
Michael E. Lipschutz
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Ludolf Schultz
Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Mainz, Germany
Near-Earth Objects
Lucy A. McFadden
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Richard P. Binzel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interaction
David C. Catling and Conway Leovy
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Mars: Surface and Interior
Michael H. Carr
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA
Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Matthew P. Golombek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Harry McSween, Jr.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Main-Belt Asteroids
Daniel T. Britt
University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
Larry Lebofsky
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Planetary Satellites
Bonnie J. Buratti
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Peter C. Thomas
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
Robert A. West
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Interiors of the Giant Planets
Mark S. Marley
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Jonathan J. Fortney
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Io: The Volcanic Moon
Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Europa
Louise M. Prockter
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Robert T. Pappalardo
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Ganymede and Callisto
Geoffrey Collins
Wheaton College, Massachusetts, USA
Torrence V. Johnson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Titan
Athena Coustenis
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France
Triton
William B. McKinnon
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Randy L. Kirk
U.S Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Planetary Rings
Carolyn C. Porco
Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Douglas P. Hamilton
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Planetary Magnetospheres
Margaret Galland Kivelson
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Fran Bagenal
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Pluto and Charon
Alan Stern
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Physics and Chemistry of Comets
John Brandt
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Cometary Dynamics
Harold F. Levison
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Kuiper Belt: Dynamics
Alessandro Morbidelli
CNRS, Nice, France
Harold F. Levison
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies
Stephen C. Tegler
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA
Solar System Dust
Eberhard Grün
Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
X-Rays in the Solar System
Anil Bhardwaj
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, India
Carey M. Lisse
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Amanda R. Hendrix and Robert M. Nelson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Deborah L. Domingue
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space
Mark V. Sykes
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA
The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths
Imke de Pater
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
William S. Kurth
University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
New Generation Optical/Infrared Telescopes
Alan T. Tokunaga and Robert Jedicke
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Planetary Radar
Steven J. Ostro
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Remote Chemical Analysis
Thomas H. Prettyman
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
Solar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion
Jack J. Lissauer
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Carl D. Murray
University of London, UK
Planetary Impacts
Richard A. F. Grieve
Humboldt-Universitet zu Berlin, Germany
Mark J. Cintala and Roald Tagle
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Planetary Volcanism
Lionel Wilson
University of Lancaster, UK
Planets and the Origin of Life
Christopher P. McKay and Wanda L. Davis
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
Planetary Exploration Missions
James D. Burke
The Planetary Society, Pasadena, California, USA
Extra-Solar Planets
Michael Endl and William D. Cochran
University of Texas, Austin, USA
Appendices
Glossary
Index
- No. of pages: 992
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: December 18, 2006
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080474984
LM
Lucy-Ann McFadden
Lucy McFadden is a planetary scientist at the University of Maryland. She was the founding director of the College Park Scholars Program, Science, Discovery and the Universe. She has published over 75 articles in refereed journals and has been co-investigator on NASA’s NEAR, Deep Impact and Dawn missions exploring asteroids and comets. She has served on committees on solar system exploration for the National Academy of Sciences, and on the editorial board of Icarus.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.TJ
Torrence Johnson
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.PW
Paul Weissman
Paul R. Weissman is a Senior Research Scientist at JPL, specializing in comets. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and 30 popular articles. He is also the co-author, with Alan Harris, of a children’s book on the Voyager mission. Dr. Weissman received his doctorate in planetary and space physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. His work includes both theoretical and observational studies of comets, investigating their orbital motion, their physical make-up, and the threat they pose due to possible impacts on the Earth. Dr. Weissman is an Interdisciplinary Scientist on ESA’s Rosetta mission to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Affiliations and expertise
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A.