Satellites of the Outer Planets : Worlds in Their Own Right

satellites of the outer planets : worlds in their own right

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Satellites of the Outer Planets : Worlds in Their Own Right

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Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of David A. Rothery's acclaimed geological guide to the outer solar system includes results and close-up color and black and white images from both the 1995-1999 Galileo mission to Jupiter and the Voyager space probe. Rothery, a noted planetary
scientist, explains the geological aspects of the major satellites of the outer planets, from Jupiter to Neptune and the Pluto-Charon system. In particular he shows how tectonic and volcanic processes, driven by heat from within, have shaped the rigid outer layers of these worlds. Rothery also
discusses the similarities and differences among them and the ways in which they resemble Earth-like planets. This fascinating book is written in an introductory style ideal for first- or second-year college courses. Amateur geologists and astronomers will also find its insights rewarding.

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Focuses on the geologic makeup of the moons of the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Softcover. DLC: Outer planets--Satellites.

Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right ,David A. Rothery,Oxford University Press, USA,019512555X,Astronomy - Solar System,Cosmology,Earth Sciences - Geology,Geophysics,Outer planets,Planets,Satellites,Science,Science/Mathematics,Cosmology & the universe,Earth Sciences | Planetology,Planets & asteroids,Popular astronomy,Science / Astronomy

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