David A. Rothery (The Open Univ Professor of Planetary Geosciences

Planets

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This Very Short Introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants, and their rings and moons. It also looks beyond Pluto, in the Kuiper Belt, at the knowledge we have about planets around other stars. With many striking photos to illustrate the details, it demonstrates the unique world of every planet.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 113mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 146g
• ISBN-13: 9780199573509
• ISBN-10: 0199573506
• Artikelnr.: 30206351

Autorenporträt

David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University. He is a member of the BepiColombo science team (the European Space Agencyâs mission to Mercury), and chairs the Open Universityâs level 2 module on planetary science. He is also the lead academic for the Open University/FutureLearn Moons MOOC (massive open online course), and is the author of several books, including Moons: A Very Short Introduction.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:
Introduction; 1: Rocky planets; 2: Giant planets; 3: Satellites and rings; 4: Asteroids; 5: The Kuiper Belt; 6: Exoplanets

Rezensionen

The writing style is exceptionally clear and pricise Astronomy Now