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Planetary Exploration and Science: Recent Results and Advances

By Shuanggen Jin , Nader Haghighipour , Wing-Huen Ip (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-662-45051-2, 978-3-662-45052-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-45052-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (15202419 bytes)
Series
Springer Geophysics
Edition
1
Pages
340\344
Time added
2015-02-17 02:00:00
Astrophysics and Cosmology; Aerospace Technology aPlanetology; Geochemistry; Astronomy

Description

This contributed monograph is the first work to present the latest results and findings on the new topic and hot field of planetary exploration and sciences, e.g., lunar surface iron content and mare orientale basalts, Earth’s gravity field, Martian radar exploration, crater recognition, ionosphere and astrobiology, Comet ionosphere, exoplanetary atmospheres and planet formation in binaries. By providing detailed theory and examples, this book helps readers to quickly familiarize themselves with the field. In addition, it offers a special section on next-generation planetary exploration, which opens a new landscape for future exploration plans and missions. Prof. Shuanggen Jin works at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. Nader Haghighipour works at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, USA. Prof. Wing-Huen Ip works at the National Central University, Taiwan.

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