9780387731537-0387731539-Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

ISBN-13: 9780387731537
ISBN-10: 0387731539
Edition: 2008
Author: Eugene F. Milone, William J. F. Wilson
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Springer
Format: Paperback 664 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780387731537
ISBN-10: 0387731539
Edition: 2008
Author: Eugene F. Milone, William J. F. Wilson
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Springer
Format: Paperback 664 pages

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Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) (ISBN-13: 9780387731537 and ISBN-10: 0387731539), written by authors Eugene F. Milone, William J. F. Wilson, was published by Springer in 2008. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System & Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This exhaustive work covers solar system astrophysics beginning with basic tools of spherical astronomy, and celestial mechanics. Coverage includes the Earth-Moon system and the interior planets; rocks and minerals, including crystallography; atmospheres, with detailed discussions of circulation, applicable also to discussion of the gas giants. The three giant planets are discussed together. This is followed by chapters on moons and rings, comets and meteors, meteorites and asteroids, and a discussion of extrasolar planets. The material is updated to incorporate the latest discoveries of the Mars Rover and the Saturn Cassini missions.
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