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Planetary Science - Explorations, Missions, and Mapping: Explorations, Missions, and Mapping

by Yann-Henri Chemin
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780854669509
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Intechopen
  • Publisher Imprint: Intechopen
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 98
  • Original Price: GBP 100.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 391 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Space Science / Astronomy

This comprehensive volume explores cutting-edge research across diverse planetary environments, from the hydrocarbon-rich surface of Saturn's moon Titan to the dust-laden ejecta of dying stars, revealing fundamental connections between stellar evolution and planetary system formation. Through high-precision observations, advanced modeling techniques, and rigorous theoretical frameworks, the book examines how complex physical and chemical processes shape planetary bodies and their atmospheres across our solar system. Readers will discover how methane cycles drive surface erosion and lake formation on Titan in ways remarkably analogous to Earth's hydrological cycle, yet operating under vastly different conditions. The volume demonstrates how planetary nebulae serve as crucial agents of interstellar enrichment, recycling stellar-processed material that ultimately becomes incorporated into new generations of planets. Detailed analyses of plasma dynamics at Venus illuminate the mechanisms by which solar wind momentum transfers to unmagnetized planetary atmospheres through wave-particle interactions. High-precision polarimetric measurements reveal subtle longitudinal variations across icy satellite surfaces, providing insights into volcanic activity, magnetospheric processing, and compositional heterogeneities that reflect each moon's unique geological history. This interdisciplinary approach integrates atmospheric science, stellar astrophysics, plasma physics, and remote sensing techniques to address fundamental questions about planetary evolution and solar system dynamics. The book offers valuable contributions to understanding dust formation and survival mechanisms, energy balance in planetary atmospheres, and the optical properties of regolith-covered surfaces. Researchers in planetary science, astrophysics, and comparative planetology will find this volume an essential resource, while graduate students will appreciate the comprehensive treatment of observational meth

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