Titan from Cassini-Huygens

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Brown, Robert H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lebreton, Jean-Pierre (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Waite, J. Hunter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

This book 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Overview
• Earth-Based Perspective and Pre-Cassini–Huygens Knowledge of Titan
• The Origin and Evolution of Titan
• Titan's Interior Structure
• Geology and Surface Processes on Titan
• Composition of Titan's Surface
• Volatile Origin and Cycles: Nitrogen and Methane
• High-Altitude Production of Titan's Aerosols
• Titan's Astrobiology
• Atmospheric Structure and Composition
• Composition and Structure of the Ionosphere and Thermosphere
• Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology
• Seasonal Change on Titan
• Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere
• Energy Deposition Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere and Its Induced Magnetosphere
• Titan in the Cassini—Huygens Extended Mission
• Titan Beyond Cassini—Huygens
• Mapping Products of Titan's Surface.