Subject |
Saturn probes.
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Titan (Satellite) -- Exploration.
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Alt Name |
Brown, R. Hanbury (Robert Hanbury)
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Lebreton, Jean-Pierre, 1948-
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Waite, J. H. (John H.)
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Description |
1 online resource (viii, 535 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome rdacc |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
This book comprehensively reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's largest moon Titan featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses Titan's origin and evolution, internal structure, surface geology, the atmosphere and ionosphere as well as magnetospheric interactions. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this large size book will serve as an authoritative reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students. |
Contents |
Overview / Robert H. Brown, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, and J. Hunter Waite -- Earth-based perspective and pre-Cassini-Huygens knowledge of Titan / Athena Coustenis [and others] -- The origin and evolution of Titan / Jonathan Lunine [and others] -- Titan's interior structure / Christophe Sotin [and others] -- Geology and surface processes on Titan / Ralf Jaumann [and others] -- Composition of Titan's surface / L.A. Soderblom [and others] -- Volatile origin and cycles : nitrogen and methane / Sushil K. Atreya, Ralph D. Lorenz, and J. Hunter Waite -- High-altitude production of Titan's aerosols / J.H. Waite Jr. [and others] -- Titan's astrobiology / F. Raulin [and others] -- Atmospheric structure and composition / Darrell F. Strobel [and others] -- Composition and structure of the ionosphere and thermosphere / T.E. Cravens [and others] -- Aerosols in Titan's atmosphere / Martin G. Tomasko and Robert A. West -- Atmospheric dynamics and meteorology / F.M. Flasar [and others] -- Seasonal change on Titan / Ralph D. Lorenz, Michael E. Brown, and F. Michael Flasar -- Mass loss processes in Titan's upper atmosphere / R.E. Johnson ... [et al.} -- Energy deposition processes in Titan's upper atmosphere and its induced magnetosphere / Edward C. Sittler [and others] -- Titan in the Cassini-Huygens extended mission / C.J. Hansen, J.H. Waite, and S.J. Bolton -- Titan beyond Cassini-Huygens / Michele K. Dougherty, Athena Coustenis, and Ralph D. Lorenz -- Mapping products of Titan's surface / Katrin Stephan [and others]. |
Note |
Print version record. |
ISBN |
9781402092152 (electronic bk.) |
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1402092156 (electronic bk.) |
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1402092148 |
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9781402092145 |
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9781402092145 |
ISBN/ISSN |
10.1007/978-1-4020-9215-2 |
OCLC # |
495479087 |
Additional Format |
Print version: Titan from Cassini-Huygens. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, 2009 9781402092145 |
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