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Astromineralogy

By J. Dorschner (auth.) , Thomas Henning (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
3642132588, 9783642132582
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-13259-9
LCC
QB455.2 .A78 2010
Open Library ID
OL24884803M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6776427 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 815
Edition
2
Pages
329\339
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2011-01-06 10:13:16
Complex Fluids and MicrofluidicsMineralogy; Extraterrestrial PhysicsObservations and Techniques; Soft and Granular MatSpace Sciences; Astronomy

Description

Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. This field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. The first edition of this book, published in 2003, was the first comprehensive and coherent account of this exciting field. Data obtained in the meantime with the Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope, the stardust mission to the comet 81P / Wild 2, and with the Cassini mission, together with progress in ground-based observations and laboratory astrophysics form the basis for this updated and widely extended second edition.Beyond addressing the specialist in the field, the book is intended as a high-level but readable introduction to astromineralogy for both the nonspecialist researcher and the advanced student.

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