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...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: The Origin of Water and Life
• Chapter 1: The Voyagers' Tale
• Chapter 2: The Frost Line
• Chapter 3: Life on Earth and in Space
• Part II: The Confirmed Ocean Worlds
• Chapter 4: Ganymede
• Chapter 5: Callisto
• Chapter 6: Europa
• Chapter 7: Titan
• Chapter 8: Enceladus
• Part III: Possible Ocean Worlds
• Chapter 9: Ceres and Dione
• Chapter 10: Triton and Pluto
• Chapter 11: The Possible Others
• Part IV: Future Missions to the Ocean Worlds
• Chapter 12: Confirmed and Proposed Missions to the Ocean Worlds
• Appendix A: Mimas
• Appendix B: Relic Surface Oceans
• Glossary
• For Further Reading
• Conversion Tables
• Index.