TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,John S.
TI  - Physics and chemistry of the solar system
T2  - This is volume 87 in the International geophysics series
SN  - 9780124467446
AV  - QB501 .L497 2004eb
U1  - 523.2 22
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier Academic Press.
KW  - Planetology
KW  - Astrophysics
KW  - Cosmochemistry
KW  - Planétologie
KW  - Astrophysique
KW  - Cosmochimie
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Solar system
KW  - Système solaire
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 637-642) and index; Introduction -- Astronomical Perspective -- General Description of the Solar System -- The Sun and the Solar Nebula -- The Major Planets -- Pluto and the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets Comets and Meteors -- Meteorites and Asteroids -- The Airless Rocky Bodies -- The Terrestrial Planets: Mars, Venus, and Earth -- Planets and Life about Other Stars -- Future Prospects -- Appendix III
N2  - Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical chemistry of our own solar system. It covers current research in these areas and the planetary sciences that have benefited from both earth-based and spacecraft-based experimentation. These experiments form the basis of this encyclopedic reference, which skillfully fuses synthesis and explanation. Detailed chapters review each of the major planetary bodies as well as asteroids, comets, and other small orbitals. Astronomers, physicists, and planetary scientists can use this state-of-the-art book for both research and teaching. This Second Edition features extensive new material, including expanded treatment of new meteorite classes, spacecraft findings from Mars Pathfinder through Mars Odyssey 2001, recent reflections on brown dwarfs, and descriptions of planned NASA, ESA, and Japanese planetary missions. * New edition features expanded treatment of new meteorite classes, the latest spacecraft findings from Mars, information about 100+ new discoveries of planets and stars, planned lunar and planetary missions, more end-of-chapter exercises, and more * Includes extensive new material and is amply illustrated throughout * Reviews each major planetary body, asteroids, comets, and other small orbitals
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124467446
ER  -