Exploring the Ocean Worlds of Our Solar System

• Main Author: Henin, Bernard (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Astronomy.; Planetary science.; Planetology.; Astrobiology.; Space sciences.; Hydrology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Planetary Sciences.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Hydrology/Water Resources.

In the last 25 years, planetary science experienced a revolution, as vast oceans of liquid water have been discovered within the heart of the icy moons of our Solar System. These subsurface oceans lie hidden under thick layers of ice. We call them ocean worlds. Some of these icy moons, such as Ganym...