The Plasma Environment of Venus, Mars, and Titan

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Szego, Karoly (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer US, 2012.
• Σειρά: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 37
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Plasma Physics.

This volume summarizes the recent results of the exploration of Venus, Mars, and Titan in the field of space plasma physics. These are the only non-magnetic solar system bodies having dense atmospheres. A number of space missions investigated these objects; the past and the current missions are put...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The plasma environment of Venus, Mars, and Titan, an introduction
• Upstream of Venus and Mars
• Upstream of Saturn and Titan
• Recent results from Titan's ionosphere
• The induced magnetospheres of Mars, Venus, and Titan
• Ion energization and escape on Mars and Venus
• Exospheres and energetic neutral atoms
• Modeling of Venus, Mars, and Titan
• Ion acceleration and outflow from Mars and Venus, an overview
• Titan, an overview.