Satellites of the outer planets
worlds in their own right
by David A. Rothery
"Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of this acclaimed geological guide to the outer solar system includes results and close-up color and black-and-white images from both the 1995-1999 Galileo mission to Jupiter and the Voyager space probe. Rothery explains the geological aspects of the major satellites of the outer planets, from Jupiter to Neptune and the Pluto-Charon system.
In particular he shows how tectonic and volcanic processes, driven by heat from within, have shaped the rigid outer layers of these worlds. Rothery also discusses the similarities and differences among them and the ways in which they resemble Earth-like planets."--BOOK JACKET.
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Satellites, Outer planets, Planets, Outer space, Astronomy| Edition | Availability |
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Satellites of the outer planets: worlds in their own right
1999, Oxford University Press
in English
- 2nd ed.
019512555X 9780195125559
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Satellites of the outer planets: worlds in their own right
1992, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press
in English
0198542895 9780198542896
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
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