Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and HabitabilityCambridge University Press, 4 jul 2019 A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. This updated edition contains the latest data, new references and planetary images and an extensively rewritten chapter on current research on exoplanets. The text concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students. |
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Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2013 |
Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2013 |
Fundamental Planetary Science, Updated Edition: Physics, Chemistry and ... Jack J. Lissauer,Imke de Pater Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2019 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
absorption adiabatic adiabatic lapse rate albedo altitude asteroids atoms bodies body’s Calculate cloud comets composition condensation convection cooling core crust curve decreases density discussed Earth Earth’s atmosphere eccentricity ejecta electron emission energy transport equation equilibrium temperature escape flux force formation frequency gases giant planets gravitational greenhouse effect heat helium hydrogen hydrostatic equilibrium impact craters infrared interior interplanetary ionosphere Jupiter Jupiter’s Lagrangian points larger layers magma magnetic field magnetosphere Mars Mars’s mass material Mercury Mercury’s meteoroid molecular molecules Moon motion Neptune objects observed orbit oxygen particles photons planet’s atmosphere pressure radiation radiative radius ratio reactions region resonance rocks rotation satellites Saturn semimajor axis shown in Figure shows Solar System solar wind solid spacecraft stars structure Sun’s surface temperature tectonics terrestrial planets thermal tidal timescales Titan typically Uranus vapor velocity Venus volcanic wavelengths