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Title: SATELLITES OF THE OUTER PLANETS
WORLDS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
By: David A. Rothery
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 019512555X
ISBN 13: 9780195125559
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Pub. date: 1 March, 1999
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 256
Description: The first edition of this book (OUP UK, 1992) was written after the final encounter of the Voyager mission in 1989, when Voyager-2 imaged Neptune and Triton. This marked the end of reconnaissance studies of the outer Solar System except for Pluto. Since 1989 the Galileo mission has added a wealth of new and more detailed images of Jupiter's four satellites, and new insight into their internal structure. In this edition, Dr. Rothery will present a 'post-Galileo view'of these satellites, as well as new images of the other planetary satellites and Pluto from the Hubble Space Telescope. Notably, the satellite images include Saturn's Titan, imaged through the clouds for the first time; for Pluto, images of surface brightness patterns were obtained. As in the firstedition, this book will include an 8-page full-colour insert.
Synopsis: 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 the 1995-1999 Galileo mission to Jupiter and from the Voyager space probe. Rothery, a noted planetary scientist, explains the geological aspects of the major satellites of the outer bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune to 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 bodies. Rothery also discusses the similarities and differences among these planets, and reveals how 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.
Illustrations: 8 colour plates, numerous halftones and line illustrations
Publication: US
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Returns: Returnable
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