Solar System Astrophysics Background Science and the Inner Solar System /

• Main Authors: Milone, Eugene F. (Author), Wilson, William J.F (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System provides new insights into the burgeoning field of planetary astronomy. As in the first edition, this volume begins with a rigorous treatment of coordinate frames, basic positional astronomy, and the celes...

Table of Contents:

• Perceptions of the Solar System in History
• Basic Tools and Techniques
• Celestial Mechanics
• The Core of the Solar System: The Sun
• General Properties of Terrestrial Planets
• Planetary Heat Flow and Temperatures
• Rocks and Minerals
• The Moon's Surface, Structure, and Evolution
• Surface Science of our Terrestrial Planets.