Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn (Space Science Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816537070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
By contextualizing each topic within the profusion of puzzles beckoning from among Saturn’s many dozen moons, Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn synthesizes planetary processes on a broad scale to inform and propel both seasoned researchers and students toward achieving new advances in the coming decade and beyond. Topics include the physics and processes driving the geologic and geophysical phenomenon of icy worlds, including, but not limited to, ring-moon interactions, interior melting due to tidal heating, ejection and reaccretion of vapor and particulates, ice tectonics, and cryovolcanism. Enceladus is thus newly realized as a forefront candidate among potentially habitable ocean worlds in our own solar system, although
J. Roger N. A. Verbiscer is a research professor in the Department of Astronomy at University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Carly J. Schenk is a staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas. Hunter Waite is a program director for the Division of Space Science and Engineering at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.. About the AuthorPaul M. Howett is a section manager for the Outer Solar System Section in the Division of Space Science and Engineering at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Clark is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. Anne J
Howett is a section manager for the Outer Solar System Section in the Division of Space Science and Engineering at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Anne J. A. Schenk is a staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas. Roger N. Clark is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. J. Carly J. Verbiscer is a research professor in the Department of Astronomy at University