Planetary Ring Systems

• Main Authors: Miner, Ellis D. (Author), Wessen, Randii R. (Author), Cuzzi, Jeffrey N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2007.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Miner and Wessen have teamed together again, along with noted planetary ring scientist, Dr Jeffrey Cuzzi, to produce the most comprehensive and up-to date book on the topic of planetary rings systems yet written. The book is written in a style and at a language level easily accessible to the interes...

Table of Contents:

• The scientific significance of planetary ring systems
• The discovery of the Saturn ring system
• The discovery of the Uranus ring system
• The discovery of the Jupiter ring system
• The discovery of the Neptune ring system
• Present knowledge of the Jupiter ring system
• Present knowledge of the Uranus ring system
• Present knowledge of the Neptune ring system
• Pre-Cassini knowledge of the Saturn ring system
• Early results about Saturn’s rings from Cassini
• Comparative planetology of the giant planet ring systems
• Anticipated future observations of planetary ring systems.