ENGLISH

Planetary sciences

By Imke De Pater , Jack Jonathan Lissauer

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521482194, 9780521482196
Open Library ID
OL7742493M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
83 MB (87298892 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
530\558
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Planetary Sciences presents a comprehensive coverage of this fascinating and expanding field at a level appropriate for graduate students and researchers in the physical sciences. The book explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. Observations of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and planetary rings in our Solar System, as well as extrasolar planets, are described, and the process of planetary formation is discussed.

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