Exploring the Ocean Worlds of Our Solar System [E-Book] / by Bernard Henin.
In the last 25 years, planetary science experienced a revolution, as vast oceans of liquid water have been discovered within the heart of the icy moons of our Solar System. These subsurface oceans lie hidden under thick layers of ice. We call them ocean worlds. Some of these icy moons, such as Ganym...
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| Personal Name(s): | Henin, Bernard, author |
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1st ed. 2018. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2018
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| Physical Description: |
XXIV, 303 pages 45 illustrations, 34 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
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9783319934761 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-93476-1 |
| Series Title: |
Astronomers' Universe
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- Part I: The Origin of Water and Life
- Chapter 1: The Voyagers' Tale
- Chapter 2: The Frost Line
- Chapter 3: Life on Earth and in Space
- Part II: The Confirmed Ocean Worlds
- Chapter 4: Ganymede
- Chapter 5: Callisto
- Chapter 6: Europa
- Chapter 7: Titan
- Chapter 8: Enceladus
- Part III: Possible Ocean Worlds
- Chapter 9: Ceres and Dione
- Chapter 10: Triton and Pluto
- Chapter 11: The Possible Others
- Part IV: Future Missions to the Ocean Worlds
- Chapter 12: Confirmed and Proposed Missions to the Ocean Worlds
- Appendix A: Mimas
- Appendix B: Relic Surface Oceans
- Glossary
- For Further Reading
- Conversion Tables
- Index.