Moons of the Solar System [E-Book] : From Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl / by James A. Hall III.
This book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever. Why do Mercury and Venus have no moons a...
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| Personal Name(s): | Hall III, James A, author |
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1st ed. 2016. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2016
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| Physical Description: |
XXVIII, 297 pages 133 illustrations, 57 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783319206363 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-20636-3 |
| Series Title: |
Astronomers' Universe
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- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Notes on the Text
- Part I: Moons
- 1: The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus
- 2: Earth and Luna
- 3: Mars
- 4: Asteroids
- 5: Jupiter.- 6: Saturn
- 7: Uranus
- 8: Neptune
- 9: Distant Minor Planets
- Part II: Projects
- 10: Logging
- 11: The speed of light
- 12: Telescopic Moon Targets
- 13: Life On Moon Worlds
- 14: Citizen Science
- Glossary
- Appendices.