Fundamental Planetary Science (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019
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Paperback. 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. A quantitative introduction to the Solar System for advanced undergraduates, this textbook explains the physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the properties of planets. This updated edition contains the latest data, new references and planetary images and an extensively rewritten chapter on current research on exoplanets. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Fundamental Planetary Science (Paperback)
- Author
- Jack J. Lissauer
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Publication year
- 2019
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- new
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
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- 1108411983
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- 9781108411981
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Imke de Pater is a Professor in the Astronomy Department and the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and is affiliated with the Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems at the Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands. She began her career observing and modeling Jupiter's synchrotron radiation, followed by detailed investigations of the planet's thermal radio emission. In 1994, she led a worldwide campaign to observe the impact of comet D/Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter. Currently, she is exploiting adaptive optics techniques in the infrared range to obtain high angular resolution data of bodies in our Solar System.
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